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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 906 · 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 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 173. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 73% increase (d) 83% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 35% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 90% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹644. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% increase
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹306. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹612. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 584. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 56% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 875. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 75% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 700. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 16% decrease
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 73% increase
  4. 22% increase
  5. 35% decrease
  6. 35
  7. 90% increase
  8. 28% increase
  9. 55% increase
  10. 61
  11. 72
  12. 60
  13. 30% decrease
  14. 40
  15. 55% decrease
  16. 25
  17. 12% decrease
  18. 55
  19. 53
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 44
  22. 65
  23. 53
  24. 26
  25. 38
  26. 12
  27. 38
  28. 80
  29. 35
  30. 50% decrease
  31. 46% increase
  32. 75% increase
  33. 8
  34. 25
  35. 14
  36. 12
  37. 55
  38. 10
  39. 40% increase
  40. 84

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