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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 879 · 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 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 25% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 16% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 724. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 91% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 81% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 75% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 181. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 91% decrease (d) 91% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% increase
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 292. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 102% increase (d) 92% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 32% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹704. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25% decrease
  2. 10
  3. 10
  4. 16% decrease
  5. 12% decrease
  6. 10
  7. 96
  8. 81% increase
  9. 25
  10. 80% increase
  11. 85
  12. 20
  13. 24
  14. 20
  15. 20
  16. 40
  17. 96
  18. 12
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 28
  21. 60% increase
  22. 50
  23. 83
  24. 75% increase
  25. 50% increase
  26. 81% increase
  27. 20
  28. 28% decrease
  29. 56
  30. 40% increase
  31. 20
  32. 27% decrease
  33. 92% increase
  34. 80
  35. 52
  36. 52% decrease
  37. 84
  38. 32% decrease
  39. 76
  40. 30% increase

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