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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 586 · 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 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 32% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 69% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 34% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 48% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 36% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 17% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25% decrease
  2. 12
  3. 32
  4. 48% decrease
  5. 12% increase
  6. 100
  7. 35
  8. 59
  9. 32% increase
  10. 18
  11. 46% increase
  12. 60
  13. 45
  14. 34% increase
  15. 11% decrease
  16. 20
  17. 10
  18. 70
  19. 14
  20. 40
  21. 42
  22. 32
  23. 38% increase
  24. 30% increase
  25. 18
  26. 32% increase
  27. 15
  28. 36% increase
  29. 18
  30. 12
  31. 45% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 50
  34. 44
  35. 75% increase
  36. 90% increase
  37. 22
  38. 35
  39. 17% decrease
  40. 60% decrease

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