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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 714 · 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 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 486. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 72% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 537. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 79% increase (d) 79% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 65% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 80% increase
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 82% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 82% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 41% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 27% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹393. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 46% decrease
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 54% increase
  5. 20
  6. 62% increase
  7. 24% increase
  8. 58% decrease
  9. 10
  10. 25
  11. 22
  12. 79% increase
  13. 65% increase
  14. 40% increase
  15. 15
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 55
  18. 12
  19. 86
  20. 18% decrease
  21. 68
  22. 55
  23. 51
  24. 13
  25. 40
  26. 46
  27. 10
  28. 10
  29. 64
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 80% increase
  32. 94
  33. 82% increase
  34. 8
  35. 12
  36. 41% decrease
  37. 30
  38. 45
  39. 45% increase
  40. 31

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