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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 621 · 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 400 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 54% decrease
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 484. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 84% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 133. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 43% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 36% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 369. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹665. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 21% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 54% decrease
  3. 55% increase
  4. 8
  5. 60% increase
  6. 27
  7. 25% increase
  8. 10% decrease
  9. 70% increase
  10. 40% increase
  11. 21% increase
  12. 60% increase
  13. 33% increase
  14. 50
  15. 18% increase
  16. 6
  17. 41
  18. 65
  19. 23% increase
  20. 69
  21. 80% increase
  22. 95% increase
  23. 85
  24. 62
  25. 23% increase
  26. 33
  27. 60
  28. 8% decrease
  29. 12
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 50
  32. 16% increase
  33. 85
  34. 40
  35. 66
  36. 17
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 42% decrease
  39. 24
  40. 8

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