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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 644 · 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 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 764. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% increase (b) 91% increase (c) 91% decrease (d) 101% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 362. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 91% decrease (c) 81% decrease (d) 81% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 15% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹595. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 915. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 83% increase (d) 83% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹772. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 98% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 30% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹327. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 98% increase
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 24% decrease
  2. 70
  3. 40% increase
  4. 10
  5. 50
  6. 28
  7. 91% increase
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 38
  10. 81% increase
  11. 75% increase
  12. 40
  13. 52% decrease
  14. 66% increase
  15. 25
  16. 15
  17. 19
  18. 50
  19. 50
  20. 35
  21. 83% increase
  22. 10
  23. 80
  24. 20
  25. 86
  26. 23
  27. 55
  28. 93
  29. 37% decrease
  30. 49% decrease
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 36% decrease
  33. 30% increase
  34. 50
  35. 8% increase
  36. 42% decrease
  37. 59
  38. 9
  39. 88% increase
  40. 48

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