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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 952 · 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 100 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 338. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 79% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% increase
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹357. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 175. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹453. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 590. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 92% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 74% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 712. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 78% increase
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 18
  3. 94
  4. 30
  5. 45
  6. 32% decrease
  7. 68
  8. 5% decrease
  9. 69% increase
  10. 30
  11. 40% increase
  12. 15
  13. 12
  14. 60
  15. 55
  16. 19
  17. 19
  18. 30% decrease
  19. 51
  20. 18% increase
  21. 47
  22. 27
  23. 5
  24. 45% increase
  25. 23% increase
  26. 74% increase
  27. 20
  28. 10
  29. 60
  30. 59% decrease
  31. 65
  32. 85
  33. 78% increase
  34. 64
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 10% decrease
  37. 45
  38. 37
  39. 15
  40. 75

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