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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 764 · 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 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 70% increase
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 428. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 15% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% increase
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 51% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 90% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 42% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase

Answer key

  1. 15% decrease
  2. 70% increase
  3. 10
  4. 54
  5. 56% increase
  6. 7% increase
  7. 60% increase
  8. 28% increase
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 40
  11. 14
  12. 92
  13. 30
  14. 48% increase
  15. 88
  16. 80
  17. 85% increase
  18. 30
  19. 85
  20. 30% increase
  21. 96
  22. 60
  23. 35
  24. 28% decrease
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 25% increase
  27. 30% increase
  28. 6
  29. 75
  30. 10% increase
  31. 85
  32. 10
  33. 45
  34. 80% increase
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 82
  37. 32% decrease
  38. 41
  39. 75
  40. 32% decrease

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