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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 86 · 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 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 64% increase
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 435. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 74% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 69% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 38% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹354. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 182. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 105% decrease (d) 95% increase
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 32% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹692. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹464. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 985. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 107% increase

Answer key

  1. 54% decrease
  2. 37
  3. 30% increase
  4. 40
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 74% increase
  7. 22% decrease
  8. 46% decrease
  9. 70
  10. 8% increase
  11. 95
  12. 20
  13. 38% decrease
  14. 32% decrease
  15. 85
  16. 87
  17. 18
  18. 100% increase
  19. 30
  20. 15% decrease
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 70
  23. 30
  24. 29
  25. 9% decrease
  26. 30
  27. 58
  28. 45% decrease
  29. 95% increase
  30. 25
  31. 86
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 85
  34. 21% decrease
  35. 15
  36. 48
  37. 73
  38. 16
  39. 6% decrease
  40. 97% increase

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