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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 661 · 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 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 100% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% increase
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 82% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 720. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 90% increase
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 40% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 268. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 87% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 87% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 6% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 90% increase
  2. 54% decrease
  3. 8% increase
  4. 10
  5. 44
  6. 10
  7. 100% increase
  8. 25% increase
  9. 72% increase
  10. 58
  11. 50% decrease
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 80% increase
  14. 70
  15. 72
  16. 52
  17. 49% decrease
  18. 47
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 75
  21. 30% decrease
  22. 35
  23. 15
  24. 30
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 40% decrease
  27. 33% decrease
  28. 75
  29. 55
  30. 10
  31. 30% decrease
  32. 50
  33. 40% increase
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 77% increase
  36. 5% increase
  37. 6% increase
  38. 10
  39. 100
  40. 8

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