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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 824 · 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 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹845. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹925. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 34% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 13% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% increase (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 24% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 85% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 30% decrease
  3. 30
  4. 94
  5. 69
  6. 90
  7. 85
  8. 36
  9. 52
  10. 66
  11. 26
  12. 85
  13. 34% decrease
  14. 55% decrease
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 5
  17. 44% decrease
  18. 36% increase
  19. 9
  20. 43
  21. 19
  22. 26% increase
  23. 59% decrease
  24. 15% decrease
  25. 16% increase
  26. 51% decrease
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 8% decrease
  29. 32% decrease
  30. 32
  31. 45
  32. 24
  33. 64% increase
  34. 30% decrease
  35. 75
  36. 50
  37. 60% decrease
  38. 85% increase
  39. 20% increase
  40. 26

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