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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 560 · 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 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 7% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 42% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 48% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 464. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 64% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 55% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 80% increase
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 105% decrease (d) 95% increase
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹895. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 35% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 26% increase
  3. 30
  4. 78
  5. 40
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 45
  8. 60
  9. 42% decrease
  10. 52% decrease
  11. 95
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 57% increase
  15. 50
  16. 70
  17. 20
  18. 15
  19. 48% decrease
  20. 40
  21. 17
  22. 20
  23. 5
  24. 40
  25. 50
  26. 39% increase
  27. 16% increase
  28. 55% increase
  29. 46% decrease
  30. 20
  31. 80% increase
  32. 10
  33. 70
  34. 25
  35. 35% decrease
  36. 8% decrease
  37. 95% increase
  38. 20
  39. 79
  40. 14% increase

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