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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 541 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹770. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 28% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 18% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 10% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 16% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 13% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 10
  3. 54
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 28% decrease
  6. 50
  7. 64
  8. 5% increase
  9. 18% increase
  10. 76
  11. 5% decrease
  12. 20% increase
  13. 85
  14. 36% decrease
  15. 25
  16. 45
  17. 10% decrease
  18. 75
  19. 35% decrease
  20. 16
  21. 60
  22. 65
  23. 7% decrease
  24. 58
  25. 98
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 8
  28. 70
  29. 86
  30. 16% decrease
  31. 65
  32. 28
  33. 35
  34. 57
  35. 25% increase
  36. 84% increase
  37. 20
  38. 25
  39. 10
  40. 26% decrease

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