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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 899 · 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 200 to 394. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% decrease (b) 107% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 97% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 42% increase
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 584. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 56% increase
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 86% decrease (d) 43% increase
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 98% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 83% decrease (d) 83% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 65% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 97% increase
  2. 22% decrease
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 42% decrease
  5. 55
  6. 40
  7. 35
  8. 6% decrease
  9. 30
  10. 59% increase
  11. 46% increase
  12. 16
  13. 50
  14. 10
  15. 45
  16. 43% decrease
  17. 66
  18. 92% increase
  19. 88% increase
  20. 20% increase
  21. 12% decrease
  22. 25
  23. 8
  24. 40% increase
  25. 5
  26. 30% decrease
  27. 83% increase
  28. 40% increase
  29. 46
  30. 66% increase
  31. 50% increase
  32. 25% increase
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 48
  35. 65% increase
  36. 8
  37. 34
  38. 36
  39. 92
  40. 6

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