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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 802 · 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 564. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 825. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 65% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹672. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹302. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 54% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 86% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹855. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 88% increase
  2. 5% increase
  3. 52
  4. 16
  5. 8% decrease
  6. 100% increase
  7. 10
  8. 20
  9. 65% increase
  10. 24% increase
  11. 42
  12. 70% increase
  13. 45% decrease
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 86
  16. 68
  17. 70% increase
  18. 55% decrease
  19. 15
  20. 25
  21. 34
  22. 25% decrease
  23. 50
  24. 35
  25. 25
  26. 25% increase
  27. 51
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 65
  30. 7
  31. 30
  32. 27% decrease
  33. 52
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 64
  36. 63
  37. 30
  38. 86% increase
  39. 50
  40. 71

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