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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 880 · 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 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 17% increase
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 75% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 40% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 294. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 45% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 51% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 10% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 48% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase

Answer key

  1. 68% increase
  2. 43
  3. 13
  4. 16
  5. 10% increase
  6. 58
  7. 68
  8. 75% increase
  9. 40% decrease
  10. 40
  11. 45% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 16
  14. 47% increase
  15. 35% increase
  16. 26
  17. 52% increase
  18. 55% decrease
  19. 5% decrease
  20. 40
  21. 45% decrease
  22. 70
  23. 60% decrease
  24. 17% decrease
  25. 15
  26. 45
  27. 35% decrease
  28. 20
  29. 29
  30. 47% decrease
  31. 10% increase
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 48% increase
  34. 12
  35. 40% increase
  36. 22% decrease
  37. 16
  38. 12% increase
  39. 15
  40. 55% decrease

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