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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 558 · 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 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 14% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹191. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 9% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 764. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 91% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 101% increase
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 105% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 597. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 99% increase (d) 109% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹604. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 19% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 19% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 628. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 21% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 14% increase
  3. 58
  4. 56
  5. 31
  6. 10
  7. 30% decrease
  8. 80
  9. 50% decrease
  10. 91
  11. 9
  12. 5
  13. 6% decrease
  14. 91% increase
  15. 6
  16. 70% increase
  17. 95% increase
  18. 7
  19. 60
  20. 60% decrease
  21. 52
  22. 80% increase
  23. 56% decrease
  24. 60
  25. 99% increase
  26. 51
  27. 47
  28. 15
  29. 18
  30. 16
  31. 19% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 57% increase
  34. 28
  35. 22% increase
  36. 74% increase
  37. 12
  38. 35% decrease
  39. 49
  40. 54

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