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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 930 · 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 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 42% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 56% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 11% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 60% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 648. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 62% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 5% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 423. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 87% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 56
  3. 50
  4. 42% decrease
  5. 25
  6. 20
  7. 36
  8. 28% increase
  9. 36% decrease
  10. 50% increase
  11. 25
  12. 60
  13. 75% increase
  14. 40
  15. 84
  16. 20
  17. 45
  18. 45% increase
  19. 11% decrease
  20. 95
  21. 10
  22. 20% increase
  23. 15
  24. 55
  25. 21% decrease
  26. 75% increase
  27. 62% increase
  28. 5% decrease
  29. 26% increase
  30. 41% increase
  31. 20
  32. 58% increase
  33. 85% increase
  34. 80
  35. 20
  36. 100
  37. 8
  38. 90% increase
  39. 12% increase
  40. 40

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