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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 731 · 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 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 48% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 9% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 92% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 58% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 31% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 182. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% increase (d) 5% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹393. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 72% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 6% increase
  3. 20
  4. 64% increase
  5. 50
  6. 15
  7. 8
  8. 15
  9. 5
  10. 100
  11. 16
  12. 92% increase
  13. 48% increase
  14. 48% increase
  15. 40
  16. 62% increase
  17. 20% increase
  18. 15% increase
  19. 6
  20. 72% increase
  21. 9% decrease
  22. 5% decrease
  23. 75
  24. 20
  25. 90
  26. 31
  27. 5
  28. 10
  29. 48
  30. 50
  31. 52
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 22
  34. 26% decrease
  35. 72% increase
  36. 48% decrease
  37. 55
  38. 50% decrease
  39. 55
  40. 40

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