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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 598 · 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 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 18% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 33% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 64% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹402. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 71% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 81% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹218. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 48% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 76% increase
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 20% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 20% increase

Answer key

  1. 18% decrease
  2. 33% decrease
  3. 24
  4. 47
  5. 10% decrease
  6. 40
  7. 60
  8. 31
  9. 52
  10. 25% increase
  11. 72% increase
  12. 15% increase
  13. 46
  14. 36
  15. 70
  16. 24
  17. 86
  18. 60
  19. 40% decrease
  20. 26% increase
  21. 80% increase
  22. 34
  23. 71% increase
  24. 9
  25. 14
  26. 58
  27. 32% increase
  28. 80
  29. 12
  30. 37
  31. 100
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 60% increase
  34. 5
  35. 10% decrease
  36. 76% increase
  37. 45
  38. 96
  39. 20% increase
  40. 20% increase

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