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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 80 · 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 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% increase
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 54% increase
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 712. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 88% increase
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 40% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹584. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 42% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 45% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 284. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase

Answer key

  1. 50% increase
  2. 26
  3. 10
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 20
  7. 10
  8. 20
  9. 10
  10. 20% increase
  11. 55% decrease
  12. 76
  13. 50% increase
  14. 44% increase
  15. 44% decrease
  16. 8
  17. 77% increase
  18. 78% increase
  19. 46
  20. 46% decrease
  21. 47% decrease
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 90
  24. 95
  25. 85
  26. 15% decrease
  27. 70
  28. 5% increase
  29. 50% increase
  30. 24% decrease
  31. 46
  32. 42% decrease
  33. 22% increase
  34. 100
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 22
  37. 10% increase
  38. 75
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 42% increase

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