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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 69 · 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 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 80% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 44% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 78% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 745. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 381. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹314. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% increase
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 92% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 92% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 24% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 88% decrease

Answer key

  1. 80% increase
  2. 37
  3. 26
  4. 44% decrease
  5. 30% increase
  6. 36
  7. 10
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 25% increase
  10. 5
  11. 14
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 20
  14. 92
  15. 65% increase
  16. 28% decrease
  17. 49% increase
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 27% increase
  20. 5
  21. 22
  22. 80
  23. 100
  24. 20
  25. 52
  26. 5% increase
  27. 95% increase
  28. 57
  29. 10
  30. 40% increase
  31. 53
  32. 38
  33. 55
  34. 23% decrease
  35. 16% increase
  36. 32
  37. 60
  38. 42
  39. 42% increase
  40. 88% increase

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