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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 67 · 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.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 36% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 139. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 39% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 728. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 82% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 213. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹388. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 732. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 83% increase
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 56% increase
  3. 54% decrease
  4. 85% increase
  5. 18% decrease
  6. 28% increase
  7. 36
  8. 25% increase
  9. 10
  10. 39% increase
  11. 34% decrease
  12. 15
  13. 68% increase
  14. 90
  15. 13
  16. 8
  17. 74
  18. 84% increase
  19. 65% increase
  20. 82% increase
  21. 42% increase
  22. 40
  23. 72
  24. 77% increase
  25. 31
  26. 20
  27. 94
  28. 41
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 55% increase
  31. 10% increase
  32. 41
  33. 83% increase
  34. 18
  35. 70% increase
  36. 14
  37. 85
  38. 16% decrease
  39. 10
  40. 54

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