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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 991 · 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 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 121. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹381. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹417. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 34% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease

Answer key

  1. 84% increase
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 50% increase
  5. 45
  6. 34
  7. 60
  8. 30% increase
  9. 21% increase
  10. 17% decrease
  11. 27
  12. 39
  13. 70
  14. 91
  15. 6
  16. 14
  17. 66
  18. 25
  19. 55% decrease
  20. 75% increase
  21. 100
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 55
  24. 34
  25. 25
  26. 58
  27. 17% decrease
  28. 50
  29. 60
  30. 10
  31. 35% decrease
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 42
  34. 90
  35. 34
  36. 36
  37. 76
  38. 34% increase
  39. 68% increase
  40. 50% increase

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