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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 70 · 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 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 36% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 31% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 32% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 131. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹354. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 60% increase
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹417. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 108% increase (c) 108% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 85% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 56
  3. 36% increase
  4. 31% decrease
  5. 32% decrease
  6. 36
  7. 50
  8. 44
  9. 86
  10. 31% increase
  11. 100% increase
  12. 20
  13. 15
  14. 16% increase
  15. 35
  16. 20
  17. 60% increase
  18. 35% increase
  19. 72
  20. 36
  21. 82
  22. 45% increase
  23. 77
  24. 60
  25. 53
  26. 50
  27. 17
  28. 30% increase
  29. 39
  30. 98% increase
  31. 34
  32. 16% decrease
  33. 36
  34. 38
  35. 32
  36. 16
  37. 38% increase
  38. 15
  39. 17% decrease
  40. 60% decrease

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