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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 909 · 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 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 24% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 96% increase
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 795. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 69% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 568. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹388. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 41% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 82% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 278. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 78% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 24% decrease
  2. 15
  3. 40% increase
  4. 45
  5. 58% increase
  6. 10
  7. 90% increase
  8. 16% decrease
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 86% increase
  11. 88
  12. 86
  13. 59% increase
  14. 54
  15. 8% increase
  16. 76% increase
  17. 42% increase
  18. 94
  19. 34% decrease
  20. 25
  21. 31% increase
  22. 96
  23. 40
  24. 82% increase
  25. 18
  26. 44% decrease
  27. 76% increase
  28. 40
  29. 10
  30. 36% decrease
  31. 75
  32. 70% increase
  33. 5% increase
  34. 39% increase
  35. 5
  36. 18
  37. 68% increase
  38. 20
  39. 65
  40. 50

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