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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 630 · 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 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 688. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 865. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 73% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹501. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 374. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 97% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 24% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 81% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% increase
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 12% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 68% decrease

Answer key

  1. 90% increase
  2. 30
  3. 9
  4. 72% increase
  5. 73% increase
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 15% increase
  9. 25% increase
  10. 90
  11. 67
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 72
  14. 30
  15. 25% increase
  16. 60% increase
  17. 15% decrease
  18. 87% increase
  19. 44
  20. 10% decrease
  21. 24% increase
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 54% increase
  25. 10% increase
  26. 25
  27. 55
  28. 30
  29. 24
  30. 8% decrease
  31. 45% increase
  32. 94
  33. 60
  34. 20
  35. 58
  36. 44
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 10
  39. 20% increase
  40. 58% decrease

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