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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 597 · 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 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 31% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 22% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 194. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 597. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 109% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹945. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹776. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 36% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 32% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹604. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 31% decrease
  2. 8% decrease
  3. 51
  4. 22% increase
  5. 34% decrease
  6. 18
  7. 94% increase
  8. 44
  9. 16
  10. 46% increase
  11. 30
  12. 47
  13. 99% increase
  14. 89
  15. 94
  16. 54
  17. 36% decrease
  18. 60
  19. 12
  20. 12% increase
  21. 15% decrease
  22. 56% decrease
  23. 48% decrease
  24. 78
  25. 12
  26. 10
  27. 40
  28. 40
  29. 20% decrease
  30. 58
  31. 34
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 8
  34. 32% decrease
  35. 15% decrease
  36. 54
  37. 49
  38. 20
  39. 51
  40. 55

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