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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 728 · 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) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 945. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 89% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 536. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 50% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 94% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹169. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 595. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 19% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 369. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 23% increase

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 20
  3. 40
  4. 34
  5. 30
  6. 56
  7. 18% decrease
  8. 89% increase
  9. 45% decrease
  10. 5% increase
  11. 5
  12. 50
  13. 8% decrease
  14. 10% increase
  15. 15% decrease
  16. 34% increase
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 60% decrease
  19. 44
  20. 10
  21. 50% increase
  22. 15
  23. 44% decrease
  24. 85% increase
  25. 44
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 60
  28. 45
  29. 47% decrease
  30. 69
  31. 48% increase
  32. 19% increase
  33. 96% increase
  34. 14% decrease
  35. 18% decrease
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 30
  38. 87
  39. 48
  40. 23% increase

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