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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 918 · 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 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 45% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 48% increase
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹688. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 70% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% increase
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 70% increase
  3. 45% decrease
  4. 12
  5. 20
  6. 18% increase
  7. 48% increase
  8. 10
  9. 5
  10. 55
  11. 95
  12. 50% increase
  13. 18
  14. 20
  15. 55
  16. 48% increase
  17. 26
  18. 28
  19. 72
  20. 95
  21. 54% increase
  22. 70% increase
  23. 34
  24. 8
  25. 90% increase
  26. 48
  27. 24
  28. 16
  29. 12% decrease
  30. 17
  31. 85
  32. 22% increase
  33. 51% decrease
  34. 80
  35. 30
  36. 22
  37. 44
  38. 15
  39. 49% decrease
  40. 70

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