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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 749 · 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 100 to 194. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 104% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 672. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹875. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 34% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹772. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹640. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 28% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹688. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 19% increase (d) 57% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 94% increase
  2. 30% decrease
  3. 40% increase
  4. 68% increase
  5. 45% decrease
  6. 46% decrease
  7. 10
  8. 10% decrease
  9. 36
  10. 20
  11. 75
  12. 26
  13. 30% increase
  14. 24% decrease
  15. 12
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 5
  18. 6
  19. 93
  20. 47
  21. 34
  22. 12% decrease
  23. 6
  24. 50
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 36% decrease
  27. 28
  28. 10% increase
  29. 56
  30. 35% decrease
  31. 35% decrease
  32. 8
  33. 72
  34. 48
  35. 35% increase
  36. 19% increase
  37. 10
  38. 28% increase
  39. 25
  40. 48

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