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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 950 · 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 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹536. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% increase
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 75% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 6% decrease
  2. 75
  3. 70% increase
  4. 72
  5. 17
  6. 100
  7. 30% decrease
  8. 95% increase
  9. 15
  10. 76
  11. 34
  12. 24% increase
  13. 10
  14. 54
  15. 14% decrease
  16. 15
  17. 25% increase
  18. 20
  19. 100% increase
  20. 20% increase
  21. 35
  22. 34% increase
  23. 25
  24. 40
  25. 60
  26. 48
  27. 42
  28. 14% decrease
  29. 30
  30. 60% decrease
  31. 5
  32. 50% decrease
  33. 14% decrease
  34. 92% increase
  35. 55
  36. 40
  37. 30
  38. 75% increase
  39. 60% decrease
  40. 40

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