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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 582 · 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 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 65% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 208. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 30% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 16% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 545. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 29% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 13% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8% increase
  2. 40
  3. 65% increase
  4. 10
  5. 42% decrease
  6. 70
  7. 40
  8. 35% decrease
  9. 48% decrease
  10. 40
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 13
  13. 46
  14. 20% increase
  15. 16
  16. 20
  17. 16
  18. 20% decrease
  19. 31
  20. 9% increase
  21. 19% decrease
  22. 12% increase
  23. 35% increase
  24. 25
  25. 8
  26. 13
  27. 35
  28. 72
  29. 25
  30. 25% decrease
  31. 10
  32. 20
  33. 13% decrease
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 55
  36. 56% decrease
  37. 25
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 38
  40. 98

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