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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 649 · 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 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 96% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 143. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 53% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹628. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 645. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 29% decrease (d) 29% increase
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50% decrease
  2. 31
  3. 45
  4. 45
  5. 64% increase
  6. 60
  7. 54
  8. 25
  9. 43% increase
  10. 100
  11. 50
  12. 64
  13. 100% increase
  14. 15
  15. 22
  16. 95
  17. 20
  18. 60
  19. 60% decrease
  20. 55
  21. 57
  22. 80
  23. 14% increase
  24. 6
  25. 30
  26. 70
  27. 16
  28. 10
  29. 18% increase
  30. 30% decrease
  31. 60
  32. 10
  33. 29% increase
  34. 64
  35. 40% increase
  36. 10
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 6% decrease
  40. 59

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