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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 982 · 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 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 10% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 34% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 700. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 85% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹218. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 68% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹592. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 53% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 66% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹885. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 71% increase (c) 71% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 96% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease

Answer key

  1. 40% decrease
  2. 65% increase
  3. 100
  4. 10% increase
  5. 50
  6. 45
  7. 28% increase
  8. 85
  9. 72
  10. 85% increase
  11. 62
  12. 75% increase
  13. 15
  14. 30
  15. 9
  16. 35
  17. 85% increase
  18. 34
  19. 48
  20. 48% decrease
  21. 53% increase
  22. 75
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 77
  25. 35
  26. 10
  27. 10
  28. 35
  29. 28
  30. 10
  31. 76
  32. 48
  33. 72
  34. 71% increase
  35. 55% decrease
  36. 44% decrease
  37. 32% decrease
  38. 80
  39. 25
  40. 55% increase

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