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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 856 · 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 100 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹735. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 42% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 364. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 428. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 688. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹960. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 33% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 830. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 76% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 20% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹905. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 516. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹728. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 46% increase
  2. 47
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 14% decrease
  5. 36
  6. 9% decrease
  7. 20% increase
  8. 7% increase
  9. 65
  10. 92
  11. 72% increase
  12. 75
  13. 25
  14. 57
  15. 54
  16. 50% decrease
  17. 92
  18. 55% increase
  19. 38
  20. 66% increase
  21. 30
  22. 10
  23. 22
  24. 40
  25. 43
  26. 21
  27. 45
  28. 5
  29. 20% increase
  30. 81
  31. 34
  32. 72% increase
  33. 90
  34. 5
  35. 20
  36. 14% decrease
  37. 82
  38. 48
  39. 64% increase
  40. 84

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