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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 960 · 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 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 96% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹736. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 910. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 127. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 27% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 106% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 68% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 384. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% increase (c) 102% decrease (d) 92% increase
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹191. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 28% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% increase
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 50
  3. 50
  4. 6
  5. 16% increase
  6. 96% increase
  7. 56
  8. 36% decrease
  9. 100% increase
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 80
  12. 35% increase
  13. 84
  14. 7
  15. 52% increase
  16. 19% decrease
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 16% decrease
  19. 82% increase
  20. 8% increase
  21. 60
  22. 53
  23. 88% increase
  24. 48
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 27% increase
  27. 96% increase
  28. 25% increase
  29. 68% increase
  30. 92% increase
  31. 91
  32. 28% decrease
  33. 38
  34. 55
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 100
  37. 8% decrease
  38. 20
  39. 26
  40. 41

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