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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 622 · 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 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 12% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 795. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 80% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 78% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 78% decrease
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 85% increase
  2. 56
  3. 35
  4. 25% increase
  5. 90
  6. 35
  7. 19
  8. 15% decrease
  9. 30% decrease
  10. 59% increase
  11. 18% decrease
  12. 5% decrease
  13. 36% decrease
  14. 55
  15. 72
  16. 95% increase
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 20% decrease
  19. 24% increase
  20. 80% increase
  21. 18
  22. 90
  23. 15
  24. 15
  25. 52
  26. 16% increase
  27. 10
  28. 45% increase
  29. 8% increase
  30. 68% increase
  31. 40% increase
  32. 44
  33. 35
  34. 30
  35. 30
  36. 11
  37. 24
  38. 35
  39. 8% decrease
  40. 25

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