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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 776 · 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 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 54% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 28% increase
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹970. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹764. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 60% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹381. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% increase
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% increase
  2. 5
  3. 43
  4. 54% increase
  5. 60% increase
  6. 28% increase
  7. 49
  8. 5% decrease
  9. 30
  10. 38
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 94
  13. 95
  14. 6% decrease
  15. 35
  16. 28
  17. 50
  18. 10
  19. 10
  20. 60
  21. 50
  22. 55% decrease
  23. 5
  24. 35
  25. 91
  26. 86
  27. 48
  28. 80
  29. 24% increase
  30. 27
  31. 56
  32. 96
  33. 53% increase
  34. 71
  35. 50
  36. 64% increase
  37. 41
  38. 60
  39. 66
  40. 70

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