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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 589 · 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 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 86% decrease (c) 43% decrease (d) 43% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 88% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 105% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 39% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 5
  3. 50
  4. 10
  5. 35
  6. 50
  7. 10% increase
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 36% decrease
  10. 11% decrease
  11. 40
  12. 15
  13. 86% increase
  14. 51
  15. 49
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 50
  18. 42
  19. 20
  20. 40
  21. 8% increase
  22. 40% increase
  23. 35% decrease
  24. 50
  25. 95% increase
  26. 14% decrease
  27. 40% increase
  28. 35
  29. 38
  30. 95
  31. 5% decrease
  32. 44% decrease
  33. 95% increase
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 65% increase
  36. 56
  37. 18% increase
  38. 62% increase
  39. 20
  40. 25% increase

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