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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 620 · 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 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 45% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹544. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 96% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 179. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 79% decrease (c) 79% increase (d) 89% increase
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹672. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 32% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 960. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 102% increase
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 594. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 108% increase (d) 98% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase

Answer key

  1. 30% decrease
  2. 45% decrease
  3. 22% decrease
  4. 15% increase
  5. 36% decrease
  6. 60% increase
  7. 20% decrease
  8. 35% increase
  9. 36
  10. 75
  11. 80% increase
  12. 20% increase
  13. 79% increase
  14. 35
  15. 48
  16. 55% increase
  17. 68
  18. 32% decrease
  19. 40
  20. 50
  21. 92% increase
  22. 55
  23. 55% increase
  24. 18
  25. 100
  26. 53% increase
  27. 48
  28. 16% decrease
  29. 12
  30. 70% increase
  31. 60
  32. 32
  33. 21
  34. 25% increase
  35. 86
  36. 98% increase
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 25% decrease
  40. 84% increase

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