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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 692 · 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 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 796. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 109% increase (d) 109% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 60% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹297. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹507. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 29% increase (d) 39% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 32% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 88% increase
  2. 60
  3. 84% increase
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. 70
  7. 56
  8. 18
  9. 99% increase
  10. 35
  11. 17
  12. 62
  13. 64
  14. 96% increase
  15. 12% decrease
  16. 20
  17. 52
  18. 8% increase
  19. 98
  20. 92
  21. 32% increase
  22. 8% decrease
  23. 45% decrease
  24. 85% increase
  25. 15
  26. 12
  27. 50% decrease
  28. 48
  29. 31
  30. 40
  31. 25
  32. 70% increase
  33. 69
  34. 75
  35. 29% decrease
  36. 8
  37. 100% increase
  38. 20
  39. 32% decrease
  40. 5

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