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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 752 · 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 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 149. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 59% decrease (d) 59% increase
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% increase
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 74% increase
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 10% decrease
  3. 49% increase
  4. 47
  5. 20
  6. 61
  7. 27% decrease
  8. 95
  9. 64% increase
  10. 12
  11. 60
  12. 10
  13. 24
  14. 44
  15. 30
  16. 50
  17. 10% decrease
  18. 100% increase
  19. 40
  20. 60
  21. 26
  22. 94
  23. 18
  24. 10% increase
  25. 10
  26. 40% decrease
  27. 10
  28. 14
  29. 50% increase
  30. 58% decrease
  31. 60
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 48
  34. 30% decrease
  35. 48
  36. 66% increase
  37. 16
  38. 74% increase
  39. 55
  40. 50

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