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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 803 · 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 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 471. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 14% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 81% decrease (d) 54% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹764. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 90% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹334. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease

Answer key

  1. 90% increase
  2. 57% increase
  3. 55
  4. 35
  5. 50
  6. 10
  7. 88% increase
  8. 65% increase
  9. 28% increase
  10. 50% decrease
  11. 65
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 44
  14. 25
  15. 44
  16. 63
  17. 16
  18. 40
  19. 38% increase
  20. 14% decrease
  21. 20
  22. 82
  23. 74% increase
  24. 42% decrease
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 54% increase
  27. 15
  28. 57
  29. 16
  30. 72% increase
  31. 91
  32. 84
  33. 75% increase
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 35% increase
  36. 67
  37. 40
  38. 45% increase
  39. 85
  40. 42% decrease

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