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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 613 · 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 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 109. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 19% increase (d) 9% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 25% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹575. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 86% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 28
  3. 10% increase
  4. 20
  5. 9% increase
  6. 50
  7. 24
  8. 35
  9. 100% increase
  10. 100% increase
  11. 5% increase
  12. 84
  13. 45
  14. 40
  15. 20
  16. 60
  17. 5% decrease
  18. 40
  19. 9
  20. 80% increase
  21. 15% increase
  22. 12% decrease
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 16
  25. 72% increase
  26. 60% decrease
  27. 6% decrease
  28. 15
  29. 98
  30. 10% decrease
  31. 37
  32. 45
  33. 40
  34. 20% decrease
  35. 86% increase
  36. 6% decrease
  37. 30
  38. 20
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 84

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