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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 769 · 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 200 to 226. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 306. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 53% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 45% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 53% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 63% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 76% increase
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 512. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 489. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 12% increase

Answer key

  1. 13% increase
  2. 72
  3. 53% increase
  4. 40
  5. 28
  6. 50
  7. 10
  8. 40
  9. 25
  10. 75% increase
  11. 53% increase
  12. 43
  13. 98
  14. 28
  15. 18
  16. 78
  17. 20
  18. 10
  19. 66% increase
  20. 45% increase
  21. 6
  22. 12
  23. 28% increase
  24. 22
  25. 75
  26. 64% increase
  27. 16
  28. 60
  29. 16
  30. 40
  31. 72
  32. 41
  33. 15% increase
  34. 63% increase
  35. 6% decrease
  36. 12% decrease
  37. 18
  38. 37% decrease
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 15% decrease

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