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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 99 · 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 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 18% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹604. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 672. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 78% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 26% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 34% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 32% increase

Answer key

  1. 6% decrease
  2. 20
  3. 60
  4. 14
  5. 51
  6. 68% increase
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 90% increase
  9. 25
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 60
  12. 65% increase
  13. 30% decrease
  14. 24% decrease
  15. 100
  16. 5
  17. 25
  18. 85
  19. 34
  20. 37
  21. 52% decrease
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 18
  24. 10% decrease
  25. 60
  26. 32% decrease
  27. 60% increase
  28. 15
  29. 14% decrease
  30. 16
  31. 34% increase
  32. 25
  33. 26
  34. 36
  35. 60
  36. 20% decrease
  37. 80
  38. 100
  39. 38
  40. 40% increase

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