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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 706 · 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 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 33% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹815. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 105% increase (d) 95% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 70% increase
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 764. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% increase (b) 91% increase (c) 101% decrease (d) 91% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 98% increase (d) 98% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 22% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹214. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹358. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease

Answer key

  1. 66% increase
  2. 25% decrease
  3. 63
  4. 17% increase
  5. 25% decrease
  6. 95% increase
  7. 25% decrease
  8. 84% increase
  9. 70% increase
  10. 97
  11. 16
  12. 12
  13. 91% increase
  14. 35% decrease
  15. 59
  16. 30% increase
  17. 98% increase
  18. 40% decrease
  19. 57% decrease
  20. 13
  21. 14% decrease
  22. 55% increase
  23. 25
  24. 25% increase
  25. 22% increase
  26. 12
  27. 7
  28. 5% increase
  29. 38
  30. 30% increase
  31. 18
  32. 60
  33. 23
  34. 80
  35. 79
  36. 76
  37. 35
  38. 32
  39. 35% increase
  40. 35% decrease

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