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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 726 · 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 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 12% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% increase
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 207. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 57% increase
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 3% increase
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 6% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 88% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹764. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹218. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 92% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹386. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase

Answer key

  1. 55% decrease
  2. 5
  3. 48% decrease
  4. 48% decrease
  5. 35
  6. 40% decrease
  7. 32% decrease
  8. 52
  9. 15% increase
  10. 38% increase
  11. 15
  12. 21% decrease
  13. 65
  14. 64% increase
  15. 12% increase
  16. 6% decrease
  17. 45
  18. 57
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 45
  21. 88% increase
  22. 91
  23. 75% increase
  24. 30
  25. 9
  26. 85
  27. 92% increase
  28. 28% increase
  29. 55
  30. 90
  31. 15
  32. 36
  33. 58
  34. 93
  35. 48
  36. 78
  37. 6
  38. 24
  39. 56
  40. 34% decrease

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