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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 840 · 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 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 54% increase
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹346. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 24% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 16% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹484. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 73. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 37% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹199. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 21% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 86% increase
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 40% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 45% increase
  2. 82
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 73
  5. 42
  6. 60% decrease
  7. 45
  8. 56
  9. 24% decrease
  10. 40% increase
  11. 26
  12. 20
  13. 21
  14. 10
  15. 54% increase
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 53
  18. 25% increase
  19. 36% increase
  20. 64
  21. 100% increase
  22. 45
  23. 35
  24. 58
  25. 27% decrease
  26. 32
  27. 20
  28. 24
  29. 99
  30. 30
  31. 55% decrease
  32. 100% increase
  33. 10% increase
  34. 72
  35. 84% increase
  36. 76% increase
  37. 20
  38. 28
  39. 40% decrease
  40. 47

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