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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 865 · 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 300 to 393. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 93% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 880. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 76% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 18% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹596. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 52% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹488. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 60% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 42% increase
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 860. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 476. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 19% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 31% increase
  2. 38
  3. 76% increase
  4. 40% increase
  5. 20
  6. 30
  7. 18% decrease
  8. 49
  9. 22
  10. 47
  11. 40
  12. 48
  13. 11% decrease
  14. 52% increase
  15. 22
  16. 57% increase
  17. 24% increase
  18. 89
  19. 25
  20. 17
  21. 43
  22. 10% decrease
  23. 60% decrease
  24. 14% increase
  25. 32
  26. 60
  27. 100
  28. 15
  29. 72% increase
  30. 15
  31. 45
  32. 11
  33. 26
  34. 19% increase
  35. 91
  36. 19% decrease
  37. 40
  38. 27
  39. 24
  40. 24

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