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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 614 · 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 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 44% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 584. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 16% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 14% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹672. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease

Answer key

  1. 30% decrease
  2. 65% increase
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 44% increase
  5. 51
  6. 52
  7. 26
  8. 100
  9. 12
  10. 21
  11. 5
  12. 80% increase
  13. 24% increase
  14. 38
  15. 10
  16. 36
  17. 60
  18. 45% decrease
  19. 60
  20. 94
  21. 56% increase
  22. 20
  23. 40
  24. 23% decrease
  25. 46% increase
  26. 22
  27. 16% increase
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 14% increase
  30. 68
  31. 65
  32. 20% increase
  33. 80
  34. 8
  35. 65
  36. 22
  37. 58
  38. 14% decrease
  39. 55% decrease
  40. 80% increase

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