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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 542 · 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 100 to 163. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 71% decrease (c) 71% increase (d) 81% increase
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹579. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% decrease (d) 59% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 48% increase
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 49% increase
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 50% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 63% increase
  2. 5
  3. 45
  4. 35
  5. 52
  6. 11
  7. 50% increase
  8. 15
  9. 30
  10. 16% decrease
  11. 30
  12. 95% increase
  13. 15
  14. 20
  15. 72% increase
  16. 71% increase
  17. 93
  18. 59% decrease
  19. 86% increase
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 21
  22. 48
  23. 85
  24. 24
  25. 48
  26. 14% increase
  27. 45
  28. 16
  29. 5
  30. 80% increase
  31. 46
  32. 14
  33. 23
  34. 39% increase
  35. 44
  36. 50% increase
  37. 32
  38. 42
  39. 20
  40. 10

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