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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 904 · 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 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 10% increase
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹374. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 106% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 96% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 384. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 102% increase (d) 102% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹905. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 363. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 15
  3. 70% increase
  4. 56
  5. 90
  6. 13
  7. 72
  8. 87
  9. 18% decrease
  10. 96% increase
  11. 65
  12. 65
  13. 95
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 92% increase
  16. 15
  17. 13
  18. 35
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 81
  21. 75
  22. 72% increase
  23. 60
  24. 54
  25. 10
  26. 56
  27. 36% decrease
  28. 27% decrease
  29. 66
  30. 16
  31. 96
  32. 52
  33. 9
  34. 6
  35. 16% increase
  36. 20
  37. 72
  38. 14
  39. 21% increase
  40. 12

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