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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 911 · 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 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 860. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 22% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 45% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 32% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹688. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 86% decrease (d) 96% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 46% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 55% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 76% increase
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. 16% increase
  2. 72% increase
  3. 23
  4. 96
  5. 22% decrease
  6. 25% increase
  7. 16
  8. 32% increase
  9. 40
  10. 45% decrease
  11. 25% increase
  12. 40
  13. 80% increase
  14. 58
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 55% decrease
  17. 15
  18. 71
  19. 55
  20. 14
  21. 15% decrease
  22. 72
  23. 86% increase
  24. 66% increase
  25. 23
  26. 55% decrease
  27. 10
  28. 65
  29. 37
  30. 46% decrease
  31. 16% increase
  32. 8
  33. 60
  34. 55% increase
  35. 21
  36. 8
  37. 24
  38. 60
  39. 76% increase
  40. 70% increase

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