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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 7 · 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 400 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 68% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 14% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 36% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹530. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 80% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 99% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 55% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 46% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 17% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 64% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 17% increase
  2. 20
  3. 50
  4. 50% increase
  5. 14% decrease
  6. 80
  7. 41
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 16% decrease
  10. 12
  11. 60% increase
  12. 15
  13. 92% increase
  14. 6
  15. 80% increase
  16. 15% decrease
  17. 66% increase
  18. 15% decrease
  19. 25
  20. 100% increase
  21. 20% increase
  22. 10
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 24
  25. 10
  26. 5
  27. 25
  28. 30% increase
  29. 5% increase
  30. 88% increase
  31. 30
  32. 7
  33. 62
  34. 55% decrease
  35. 23% decrease
  36. 48% decrease
  37. 17% decrease
  38. 64% increase
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 100

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