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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 62 · 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 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 82% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 83% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 83% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 4% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹815. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 528. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 86% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 4% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 72% increase
  2. 25% increase
  3. 5
  4. 25
  5. 44% increase
  6. 90% increase
  7. 6% decrease
  8. 10
  9. 19
  10. 73% increase
  11. 60
  12. 15
  13. 80
  14. 100% increase
  15. 80
  16. 5% increase
  17. 35
  18. 96
  19. 63
  20. 16
  21. 83
  22. 76% increase
  23. 58% decrease
  24. 16
  25. 21% decrease
  26. 50
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 35
  29. 20% increase
  30. 100
  31. 48% increase
  32. 30
  33. 26
  34. 15% decrease
  35. 56% increase
  36. 20
  37. 34
  38. 64
  39. 22
  40. 42

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