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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 95 · 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 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 17% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 19% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹728. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 865. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 83% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 73% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% increase
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹358. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 17% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% decrease (d) 82% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹645. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹965. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 665. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 43% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 60% increase
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 10
  3. 17% decrease
  4. 24% increase
  5. 19% decrease
  6. 65
  7. 82
  8. 73% increase
  9. 47
  10. 85
  11. 56
  12. 66
  13. 70
  14. 40% increase
  15. 88
  16. 45
  17. 95% increase
  18. 14
  19. 79
  20. 60
  21. 60
  22. 17% decrease
  23. 20
  24. 46
  25. 93
  26. 72% increase
  27. 5
  28. 44
  29. 29
  30. 100
  31. 20
  32. 20
  33. 70
  34. 93
  35. 33% increase
  36. 30% decrease
  37. 40% increase
  38. 50
  39. 14
  40. 10% increase

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