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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 849 · 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 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 105% decrease (d) 105% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 5% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 5% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 20% increase
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 36% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease

Answer key

  1. 28% increase
  2. 95% increase
  3. 5% increase
  4. 49
  5. 25
  6. 38% decrease
  7. 30% decrease
  8. 31% decrease
  9. 26
  10. 24% decrease
  11. 50
  12. 45
  13. 85
  14. 5% decrease
  15. 100% increase
  16. 80% increase
  17. 50
  18. 20% increase
  19. 10
  20. 72
  21. 55
  22. 76
  23. 90
  24. 35
  25. 65% increase
  26. 15
  27. 36% increase
  28. 52
  29. 5
  30. 52% decrease
  31. 25% decrease
  32. 15% increase
  33. 54
  34. 10
  35. 15
  36. 25% increase
  37. 62
  38. 17
  39. 57
  40. 60% increase

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