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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 565 · 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 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 24% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹980. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 77% increase (c) 87% increase (d) 77% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 93% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 103% increase (c) 103% decrease (d) 93% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹476. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 24% increase
  3. 48
  4. 96
  5. 54
  6. 13
  7. 82
  8. 24% increase
  9. 34
  10. 24
  11. 5
  12. 8
  13. 85
  14. 90
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 50% decrease
  17. 77% increase
  18. 15
  19. 83% increase
  20. 15% decrease
  21. 55% decrease
  22. 5% decrease
  23. 29
  24. 18% decrease
  25. 85
  26. 80
  27. 54
  28. 93% increase
  29. 69
  30. 42
  31. 52
  32. 50
  33. 75
  34. 52% decrease
  35. 14% increase
  36. 84
  37. 16
  38. 38% decrease
  39. 19
  40. 42% increase

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