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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 955 · 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.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 16% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 262. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 31% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 985. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% increase (b) 107% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 107% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 187. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 87% increase

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 80% increase
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 15
  5. 16% increase
  6. 72% increase
  7. 47
  8. 44% decrease
  9. 100
  10. 26
  11. 60
  12. 29
  13. 24% decrease
  14. 57% decrease
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 5
  17. 10
  18. 31% increase
  19. 16% increase
  20. 20
  21. 14% decrease
  22. 50
  23. 40% decrease
  24. 25
  25. 6
  26. 37
  27. 50
  28. 83
  29. 16
  30. 10
  31. 40
  32. 28
  33. 66% increase
  34. 97% increase
  35. 15
  36. 32
  37. 54% decrease
  38. 8
  39. 30
  40. 87% increase

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