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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 693 · 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 500 to 855. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 71% increase (c) 81% increase (d) 81% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹596. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 624. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹424. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 394. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 107% increase (d) 107% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 524. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 31% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 24% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 71% increase
  2. 49
  3. 20
  4. 40
  5. 20
  6. 65
  7. 25% increase
  8. 40% increase
  9. 14
  10. 20
  11. 32
  12. 5
  13. 24% decrease
  14. 52% increase
  15. 56% increase
  16. 6
  17. 45
  18. 60% decrease
  19. 30
  20. 30
  21. 97% increase
  22. 59
  23. 31% increase
  24. 72% increase
  25. 16% increase
  26. 80% increase
  27. 5
  28. 65
  29. 50
  30. 14
  31. 37% decrease
  32. 20
  33. 49
  34. 25
  35. 39
  36. 16
  37. 10% increase
  38. 64% increase
  39. 10
  40. 40

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