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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 676 · 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 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 90% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹776. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 508. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 45% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 19% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹537. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 90% increase
  2. 16% decrease
  3. 60% decrease
  4. 50% increase
  5. 70% increase
  6. 39
  7. 12
  8. 94
  9. 84% increase
  10. 25
  11. 39
  12. 41
  13. 27% increase
  14. 52
  15. 45% increase
  16. 70
  17. 25
  18. 60
  19. 16% increase
  20. 46
  21. 36
  22. 25% decrease
  23. 44
  24. 40
  25. 58% decrease
  26. 14% decrease
  27. 88
  28. 28
  29. 15
  30. 12
  31. 11% decrease
  32. 10% increase
  33. 48
  34. 26
  35. 19% increase
  36. 7
  37. 56
  38. 38
  39. 30
  40. 79

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