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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 761 · 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 191. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 91% increase (c) 101% decrease (d) 101% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 15% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 41% increase
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% decrease (d) 96% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 34% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹925. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 18% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 44% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 90% increase
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% increase

Answer key

  1. 91% increase
  2. 60% decrease
  3. 16% increase
  4. 14
  5. 15% increase
  6. 5
  7. 41% decrease
  8. 68
  9. 54
  10. 96% increase
  11. 98
  12. 13
  13. 47
  14. 70
  15. 34% increase
  16. 80
  17. 85
  18. 90
  19. 25% decrease
  20. 15% decrease
  21. 6% decrease
  22. 48
  23. 5
  24. 12% decrease
  25. 55% decrease
  26. 30
  27. 72% increase
  28. 30
  29. 65
  30. 90% increase
  31. 50
  32. 66
  33. 7
  34. 12
  35. 17% increase
  36. 23% decrease
  37. 35% increase
  38. 20
  39. 10
  40. 52% decrease

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