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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 771 · 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 500 to 970. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹477. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 4% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 990. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 108% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 50% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 545. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 48% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 90% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 94% increase
  2. 8% increase
  3. 59
  4. 82
  5. 12
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 63% increase
  8. 88
  9. 14
  10. 44% increase
  11. 16% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 48
  14. 16% decrease
  15. 98% increase
  16. 69
  17. 62
  18. 5
  19. 95
  20. 20
  21. 25
  22. 50% increase
  23. 9% increase
  24. 35% decrease
  25. 90
  26. 32% decrease
  27. 12
  28. 60% increase
  29. 60% decrease
  30. 20
  31. 21
  32. 60% decrease
  33. 36
  34. 14
  35. 22
  36. 20% decrease
  37. 22
  38. 55
  39. 5% increase
  40. 10

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