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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 87 · 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 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 56% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 85% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 18% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 40% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 90% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 90% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 940. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 40% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase

Answer key

  1. 19% decrease
  2. 14
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 56% increase
  5. 80% increase
  6. 20
  7. 14% increase
  8. 85% increase
  9. 44% increase
  10. 48
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 18% decrease
  13. 25
  14. 32
  15. 50
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 5
  18. 95
  19. 35
  20. 10% increase
  21. 98
  22. 8
  23. 36% decrease
  24. 80% increase
  25. 100
  26. 46
  27. 55% increase
  28. 88% increase
  29. 80% increase
  30. 40% increase
  31. 36% decrease
  32. 82
  33. 5% increase
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 62
  36. 76
  37. 20
  38. 56
  39. 54% decrease
  40. 10% increase

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