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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 972 · 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% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹520. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 489. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 73% increase (d) 73% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹441. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹181. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 62% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 103% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60% decrease
  2. 90
  3. 52
  4. 5% decrease
  5. 55% increase
  6. 38% decrease
  7. 30
  8. 12
  9. 19
  10. 24% increase
  11. 15% increase
  12. 25% increase
  13. 60
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 48
  16. 100% increase
  17. 63% increase
  18. 47
  19. 62% increase
  20. 96
  21. 40
  22. 81
  23. 75% increase
  24. 48% increase
  25. 17
  26. 80% increase
  27. 62% increase
  28. 90
  29. 40% decrease
  30. 76% increase
  31. 36% decrease
  32. 22% increase
  33. 45
  34. 36
  35. 10
  36. 40% decrease
  37. 18
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 93% increase
  40. 28

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