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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 673 · 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 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 855. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 71% increase (d) 81% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 242. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 58% increase
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 18% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 54% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 764. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 101% increase (c) 91% increase (d) 91% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 32% decrease
  2. 8
  3. 10
  4. 56
  5. 26% increase
  6. 14% decrease
  7. 48
  8. 10
  9. 72
  10. 7
  11. 71% increase
  12. 45
  13. 44
  14. 60
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 22% decrease
  17. 21% increase
  18. 66
  19. 58% increase
  20. 40
  21. 32% increase
  22. 40
  23. 11
  24. 36
  25. 10
  26. 30% decrease
  27. 45
  28. 14% decrease
  29. 18% increase
  30. 100% increase
  31. 48
  32. 45% increase
  33. 65% increase
  34. 66
  35. 27
  36. 15% decrease
  37. 91% increase
  38. 28
  39. 66
  40. 15

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