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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 928 · 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 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹393. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 995. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 109% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 109% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹592. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% increase
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 648. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 62% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 36% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 31
  3. 18% decrease
  4. 54
  5. 48
  6. 34
  7. 12
  8. 75% increase
  9. 25% decrease
  10. 36
  11. 8
  12. 99% increase
  13. 68
  14. 80
  15. 32
  16. 16% decrease
  17. 48
  18. 40
  19. 38
  20. 8
  21. 80
  22. 49% decrease
  23. 26
  24. 88
  25. 90% increase
  26. 55
  27. 10% decrease
  28. 50
  29. 56% increase
  30. 50
  31. 48
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 62% increase
  34. 68
  35. 35% increase
  36. 32% decrease
  37. 20
  38. 100
  39. 12% decrease
  40. 30% decrease

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