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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 765 · 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 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 100% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 11% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 89% increase (d) 89% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹272. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹752. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 70% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 24% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 86% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 56% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 25% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase

Answer key

  1. 90% increase
  2. 55% increase
  3. 25% decrease
  4. 24% decrease
  5. 89% increase
  6. 45% increase
  7. 31
  8. 44
  9. 46
  10. 57
  11. 10
  12. 27
  13. 36
  14. 25% decrease
  15. 80
  16. 50% decrease
  17. 90% increase
  18. 88
  19. 72
  20. 70% increase
  21. 58% increase
  22. 80
  23. 14
  24. 48% decrease
  25. 76% increase
  26. 29
  27. 51
  28. 6
  29. 46% decrease
  30. 21
  31. 70
  32. 55
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 11% decrease
  35. 45
  36. 55% increase
  37. 19% decrease
  38. 45
  39. 25% decrease
  40. 50% decrease

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