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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 64 · 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 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 12% increase
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 88% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹668. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 13% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 95% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹496. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 72% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 14% increase
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹584. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8% increase
  2. 60
  3. 88% increase
  4. 40
  5. 45
  6. 20
  7. 49% decrease
  8. 55
  9. 44
  10. 30
  11. 22% decrease
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 65% increase
  14. 64
  15. 7% decrease
  16. 67
  17. 25% increase
  18. 28% decrease
  19. 18
  20. 26
  21. 70
  22. 93
  23. 36
  24. 20
  25. 18
  26. 13% decrease
  27. 60% decrease
  28. 56% decrease
  29. 95% increase
  30. 24
  31. 24% increase
  32. 28% decrease
  33. 6
  34. 56
  35. 60
  36. 20
  37. 46
  38. 50
  39. 25
  40. 65

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