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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 77 · 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 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 103% increase (d) 103% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 94% increase
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 41% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 15% increase
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 93% increase
  2. 65% increase
  3. 50% increase
  4. 55
  5. 35
  6. 8
  7. 20
  8. 32% decrease
  9. 15
  10. 36% increase
  11. 40
  12. 52
  13. 45
  14. 50
  15. 20
  16. 26
  17. 92
  18. 47% decrease
  19. 52
  20. 98% increase
  21. 80
  22. 31% decrease
  23. 60
  24. 70
  25. 44
  26. 70% increase
  27. 80
  28. 5% decrease
  29. 40
  30. 21% decrease
  31. 70
  32. 25
  33. 30
  34. 15
  35. 40
  36. 19% decrease
  37. 55
  38. 55
  39. 15% increase
  40. 50

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