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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 814 · 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 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 414. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 38% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 28% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 100% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹575. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 38% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% decrease

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 38% increase
  3. 60
  4. 41
  5. 60
  6. 85
  7. 65
  8. 85% increase
  9. 30% decrease
  10. 60% increase
  11. 46% decrease
  12. 28% decrease
  13. 25% decrease
  14. 50
  15. 96
  16. 10% decrease
  17. 30% increase
  18. 80
  19. 40% decrease
  20. 32
  21. 33
  22. 40% increase
  23. 50
  24. 30% decrease
  25. 36
  26. 27% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 12% increase
  29. 76
  30. 64
  31. 25
  32. 50% decrease
  33. 72% increase
  34. 28% decrease
  35. 38% decrease
  36. 55% decrease
  37. 88% increase
  38. 58
  39. 46
  40. 10% decrease

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