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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 815 · 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 500 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 51% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 103% decrease (d) 103% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 556. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 39% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹875. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹688. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 398. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 109% increase (b) 99% increase (c) 109% decrease (d) 99% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 10% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 151. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 61% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 41% decrease
  2. 28% decrease
  3. 8% decrease
  4. 93% increase
  5. 56% decrease
  6. 10
  7. 41
  8. 20% increase
  9. 16% increase
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 80% increase
  12. 20% increase
  13. 7% decrease
  14. 7% decrease
  15. 12% decrease
  16. 95% increase
  17. 22
  18. 65
  19. 23
  20. 20
  21. 39% increase
  22. 36
  23. 5
  24. 55
  25. 28% increase
  26. 75
  27. 23
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 70
  30. 20
  31. 72
  32. 99% increase
  33. 5
  34. 50% increase
  35. 51% increase
  36. 38
  37. 16% decrease
  38. 55
  39. 55
  40. 34

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