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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 604 · 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 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 32% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 374. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 97% increase
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 100% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹326. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 895. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 79% increase (d) 79% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 40% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% increase (c) 102% decrease (d) 92% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 24% increase

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 32% decrease
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 20
  5. 10
  6. 87% increase
  7. 44
  8. 26
  9. 40% increase
  10. 5% increase
  11. 15
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 36
  14. 25% decrease
  15. 14
  16. 26% decrease
  17. 65
  18. 63
  19. 30
  20. 40
  21. 6% decrease
  22. 10
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 10
  25. 21
  26. 50
  27. 79% increase
  28. 28% decrease
  29. 40
  30. 10% increase
  31. 46
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 6% decrease
  34. 5
  35. 92
  36. 62
  37. 40% increase
  38. 76
  39. 92% increase
  40. 40% decrease

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