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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 557 · 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 300 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 65% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹297. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 36% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 36% increase
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 4% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 20% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹474. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% decrease
  2. 8% increase
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 12% decrease
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 98
  7. 16
  8. 20% increase
  9. 40
  10. 85
  11. 100
  12. 60
  13. 16% decrease
  14. 56% increase
  15. 36% decrease
  16. 65
  17. 42% increase
  18. 45
  19. 80% increase
  20. 50
  21. 90% increase
  22. 36% decrease
  23. 8
  24. 10% increase
  25. 45% increase
  26. 35% decrease
  27. 16% decrease
  28. 75
  29. 45
  30. 15% decrease
  31. 58% decrease
  32. 100% increase
  33. 40
  34. 20% increase
  35. 50% increase
  36. 22
  37. 8
  38. 7
  39. 30
  40. 58

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