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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 871 · 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 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 36% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹595. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 522. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 84% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 21% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 55% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 302. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 84% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 106% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 105% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 21% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 31
  3. 19
  4. 32% increase
  5. 60
  6. 55
  7. 62
  8. 60
  9. 12% decrease
  10. 50% increase
  11. 74% increase
  12. 14% decrease
  13. 55% increase
  14. 90
  15. 51% increase
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 55
  18. 56% increase
  19. 90% increase
  20. 50
  21. 96% increase
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 19
  24. 95% increase
  25. 52% increase
  26. 10
  27. 90% increase
  28. 33% decrease
  29. 5% decrease
  30. 5
  31. 64% increase
  32. 92
  33. 23
  34. 21% decrease
  35. 36% decrease
  36. 25
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 90
  39. 95
  40. 25

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