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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 901 · 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 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 26% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 1000. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 13% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 119. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 29% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 66% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 50% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 448. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 80% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 9% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹695. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 561. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 97% increase (d) 97% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 30
  3. 65% increase
  4. 100% increase
  5. 10
  6. 26% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 16
  9. 19% increase
  10. 66% increase
  11. 20
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 30
  14. 50% increase
  15. 22% decrease
  16. 15
  17. 40% increase
  18. 100
  19. 12% increase
  20. 90% increase
  21. 40
  22. 34
  23. 48
  24. 59
  25. 50
  26. 9
  27. 100
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 30
  30. 20
  31. 100% increase
  32. 85
  33. 30
  34. 70% increase
  35. 9% decrease
  36. 39
  37. 47% decrease
  38. 80
  39. 92% increase
  40. 87% increase

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