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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 651 · 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 300 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 26% increase
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹775. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 102% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 675. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹357. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 447. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 49% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 169. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 79% decrease (c) 79% increase (d) 69% decrease

Answer key

  1. 50% decrease
  2. 65% increase
  3. 55
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 52
  6. 80
  7. 30% decrease
  8. 15
  9. 13
  10. 48
  11. 55
  12. 92% increase
  13. 15
  14. 10
  15. 21
  16. 35% increase
  17. 37
  18. 56
  19. 10% increase
  20. 30
  21. 20
  22. 23
  23. 20
  24. 55% increase
  25. 56
  26. 20% increase
  27. 5
  28. 19
  29. 20
  30. 20
  31. 78
  32. 78
  33. 5% increase
  34. 36
  35. 20
  36. 49% increase
  37. 50% decrease
  38. 12
  39. 8% decrease
  40. 69% increase

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