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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 793 · 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 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 169. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 79% increase (d) 69% increase
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 374. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 830. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 66% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 65% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹960. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 95% increase
  2. 36
  3. 28% increase
  4. 90% increase
  5. 35
  6. 75
  7. 69% increase
  8. 44
  9. 86
  10. 95
  11. 98
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 8
  14. 36% decrease
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 10% increase
  17. 48% decrease
  18. 12% decrease
  19. 85
  20. 8% decrease
  21. 30
  22. 80
  23. 36
  24. 30
  25. 68
  26. 70% increase
  27. 26
  28. 87% increase
  29. 25% increase
  30. 15
  31. 66% increase
  32. 40
  33. 65% increase
  34. 92
  35. 80
  36. 80
  37. 50
  38. 40
  39. 5
  40. 94

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