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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 874 · 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.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 47% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 745. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 59% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 464. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 191. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 91% increase (c) 101% increase (d) 91% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 900. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 86% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 44% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 12% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹536. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 47% decrease
  3. 49% increase
  4. 15% increase
  5. 10% decrease
  6. 50
  7. 10
  8. 15% increase
  9. 6
  10. 45
  11. 16% increase
  12. 26% decrease
  13. 91% increase
  14. 6
  15. 28
  16. 80% increase
  17. 18% decrease
  18. 20
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 86% increase
  21. 55% decrease
  22. 22% decrease
  23. 20
  24. 14
  25. 10
  26. 12% decrease
  27. 60
  28. 8
  29. 30
  30. 23
  31. 95% increase
  32. 38
  33. 58% decrease
  34. 15
  35. 58% increase
  36. 24% decrease
  37. 38
  38. 90
  39. 14
  40. 34

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