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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 93 · 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 300 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 2% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 32% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 22% increase
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹565. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 68% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 55% increase
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 66% increase
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease

Answer key

  1. 47% decrease
  2. 18
  3. 30
  4. 100% increase
  5. 42
  6. 65
  7. 46
  8. 87
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 50
  11. 36
  12. 25
  13. 32% increase
  14. 20% increase
  15. 22% decrease
  16. 85
  17. 92
  18. 32% decrease
  19. 32% increase
  20. 60
  21. 13
  22. 68% increase
  23. 50% decrease
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 90
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 50
  28. 38% decrease
  29. 17% decrease
  30. 40
  31. 44% decrease
  32. 5
  33. 60% decrease
  34. 16
  35. 92
  36. 18
  37. 8
  38. 82
  39. 38
  40. 36% increase

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