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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 826 · 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 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 62% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 334. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 77% decrease (d) 67% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹750. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 393. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 96% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30% increase
  2. 52% decrease
  3. 53
  4. 67% increase
  5. 20
  6. 13
  7. 8
  8. 28
  9. 50
  10. 55
  11. 5% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 16
  14. 70
  15. 100
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 100
  18. 38
  19. 44
  20. 52
  21. 31% increase
  22. 100% increase
  23. 50% decrease
  24. 65
  25. 5
  26. 44% decrease
  27. 66
  28. 20
  29. 60
  30. 70% increase
  31. 18% decrease
  32. 95
  33. 36% increase
  34. 20% increase
  35. 50% decrease
  36. 54
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 48% decrease
  39. 25% increase
  40. 70

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