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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 580 · 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 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 96% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 218. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 10% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 33% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 95% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 382. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% increase (b) 91% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 101% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase

Answer key

  1. 64% increase
  2. 5
  3. 41% decrease
  4. 50
  5. 64
  6. 5
  7. 60
  8. 9% increase
  9. 26
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 60% increase
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 48
  14. 35
  15. 42
  16. 59
  17. 70
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 10
  20. 100% increase
  21. 54
  22. 30
  23. 88% increase
  24. 22% decrease
  25. 95% increase
  26. 5
  27. 45
  28. 91% increase
  29. 25
  30. 30
  31. 56
  32. 84
  33. 30
  34. 58
  35. 22
  36. 17
  37. 16
  38. 32% decrease
  39. 48
  40. 31% increase

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