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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 757 · 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 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% increase
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 36% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 93% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 36% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 56% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 42
  3. 55% decrease
  4. 56% decrease
  5. 45
  6. 80
  7. 26% increase
  8. 15% increase
  9. 8% increase
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 20
  12. 83% increase
  13. 95
  14. 64
  15. 25
  16. 5
  17. 20
  18. 26% increase
  19. 85
  20. 10
  21. 36% decrease
  22. 25
  23. 5% increase
  24. 10% decrease
  25. 80
  26. 60
  27. 55
  28. 18
  29. 56% increase
  30. 43
  31. 70% increase
  32. 29% increase
  33. 64
  34. 72
  35. 46
  36. 36
  37. 70
  38. 8% increase
  39. 35% increase
  40. 25

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