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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 951 · 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 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹635. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 435. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 82% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 549. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 93% increase
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 975. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 105% increase (d) 105% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 50% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 19% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹825. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 58
  3. 20
  4. 45% decrease
  5. 41% decrease
  6. 28
  7. 60
  8. 40
  9. 25% increase
  10. 52
  11. 8
  12. 17% increase
  13. 38
  14. 40
  15. 32
  16. 27
  17. 74% increase
  18. 15
  19. 72
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 58
  22. 41% increase
  23. 5
  24. 83% increase
  25. 5
  26. 95% increase
  27. 35
  28. 65% increase
  29. 100% increase
  30. 52
  31. 10% increase
  32. 47
  33. 94
  34. 19% decrease
  35. 52
  36. 40
  37. 15
  38. 35
  39. 65
  40. 5% increase

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