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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 591 · 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 200 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 414. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 80% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 10% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 855. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 71% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 65% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 60% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 33% increase
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 6% increase
  3. 10
  4. 60
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 45
  7. 90
  8. 50
  9. 38% increase
  10. 44
  11. 80% increase
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 52
  14. 37
  15. 10
  16. 95
  17. 25
  18. 15
  19. 35
  20. 70% increase
  21. 84% increase
  22. 75
  23. 60
  24. 28% decrease
  25. 60
  26. 20
  27. 32
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 71% increase
  30. 66
  31. 55% increase
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 30
  34. 100
  35. 60% increase
  36. 15
  37. 16% decrease
  38. 28
  39. 55% increase
  40. 15

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