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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 606 · 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 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 580. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 48% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 975. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 394. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 107% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 42% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% increase
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 66% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹333. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 47% increase (d) 94% decrease

Answer key

  1. 30% increase
  2. 15
  3. 15
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 86
  6. 10
  7. 45% increase
  8. 28
  9. 60% increase
  10. 70
  11. 55
  12. 100% increase
  13. 95% increase
  14. 92
  15. 44
  16. 30
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 97% increase
  19. 60% decrease
  20. 24% increase
  21. 95% increase
  22. 38
  23. 42% increase
  24. 17
  25. 59% increase
  26. 55
  27. 100
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 20% increase
  30. 35
  31. 14% increase
  32. 22
  33. 10
  34. 20
  35. 64
  36. 15% increase
  37. 55
  38. 55% decrease
  39. 11
  40. 47% decrease

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