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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 823 · 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 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 40% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 90% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹532. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 17% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 42% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 207. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 31% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 83% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹537. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 73. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50% increase
  2. 90% increase
  3. 33
  4. 40
  5. 15
  6. 34% decrease
  7. 14% decrease
  8. 52% increase
  9. 30
  10. 31% decrease
  11. 20
  12. 40
  13. 100
  14. 80% increase
  15. 60
  16. 44% increase
  17. 56% increase
  18. 15
  19. 68% increase
  20. 83% increase
  21. 25% decrease
  22. 79
  23. 65
  24. 5
  25. 70% increase
  26. 10
  27. 8
  28. 91
  29. 25% increase
  30. 28
  31. 56
  32. 15
  33. 60
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 30
  36. 5
  37. 46% increase
  38. 30
  39. 100
  40. 23

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