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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 937 · 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 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹845. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 45% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 46% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 66% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 78% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 4% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 84% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 41% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 41% increase

Answer key

  1. 30% decrease
  2. 69
  3. 28
  4. 60
  5. 90% increase
  6. 36% decrease
  7. 99
  8. 8
  9. 30
  10. 35% decrease
  11. 32% decrease
  12. 19
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 56
  15. 22
  16. 20% decrease
  17. 100
  18. 31
  19. 74
  20. 52
  21. 23% decrease
  22. 58
  23. 66% increase
  24. 80
  25. 68% increase
  26. 9
  27. 25
  28. 5% decrease
  29. 74% increase
  30. 36% decrease
  31. 21
  32. 84
  33. 33
  34. 60
  35. 5% increase
  36. 22% decrease
  37. 28
  38. 58
  39. 30
  40. 41% increase

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