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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 919 · 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 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 21% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 73. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 26% increase
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 31% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 472. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 582. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 55% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase

Answer key

  1. 21% decrease
  2. 76
  3. 92% increase
  4. 71
  5. 20
  6. 14
  7. 10
  8. 46% increase
  9. 26% decrease
  10. 44
  11. 30% increase
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 56
  14. 5
  15. 82
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 16% increase
  18. 10
  19. 95% increase
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 28
  22. 31% decrease
  23. 18% increase
  24. 8
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 25
  27. 11
  28. 26
  29. 94% increase
  30. 32% increase
  31. 55% decrease
  32. 55
  33. 96
  34. 43
  35. 70% increase
  36. 55% increase
  37. 36% decrease
  38. 30% decrease
  39. 16
  40. 7% decrease

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