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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 763 · 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 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 684. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 71% decrease (c) 71% increase (d) 81% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 30% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 19% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 90% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 65% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 122. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹690. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 71% increase
  3. 46% decrease
  4. 15
  5. 50% increase
  6. 50
  7. 86
  8. 66
  9. 15
  10. 45% decrease
  11. 80
  12. 39
  13. 16
  14. 20
  15. 8
  16. 60
  17. 38% increase
  18. 40% increase
  19. 90% increase
  20. 13
  21. 20
  22. 38
  23. 41
  24. 26% decrease
  25. 54% decrease
  26. 49
  27. 88
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 15
  30. 62
  31. 39% decrease
  32. 35% increase
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 38
  35. 50% decrease
  36. 18
  37. 45% increase
  38. 85
  39. 12% increase
  40. 88

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