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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 652 · 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 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 20% increase
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 35% increase
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹392. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 16% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 414. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 532. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 43% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 106% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 98% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 516. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 9% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 56
  3. 12
  4. 80% increase
  5. 6
  6. 52
  7. 55
  8. 22
  9. 52
  10. 40% decrease
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 35% increase
  13. 10
  14. 96
  15. 22% increase
  16. 52% decrease
  17. 80% increase
  18. 16% increase
  19. 38% increase
  20. 88
  21. 28
  22. 99
  23. 40
  24. 8% decrease
  25. 33% increase
  26. 60
  27. 5
  28. 47
  29. 96% increase
  30. 84
  31. 20
  32. 75
  33. 28
  34. 98% increase
  35. 15
  36. 65
  37. 72% increase
  38. 45% decrease
  39. 42
  40. 33

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