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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 12 · 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.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 910. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 82% increase (d) 82% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 985. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 107% increase (c) 97% increase (d) 107% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 59% increase
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 362. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 91% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 81% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 47% increase (d) 47% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹298. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 384. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% decrease (c) 102% increase (d) 92% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 36% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹695. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 50
  3. 50% increase
  4. 60% increase
  5. 55% decrease
  6. 45% decrease
  7. 90
  8. 82% increase
  9. 97% increase
  10. 20
  11. 44
  12. 84
  13. 52
  14. 30% decrease
  15. 88
  16. 59% decrease
  17. 32
  18. 60
  19. 28
  20. 22% increase
  21. 81% increase
  22. 8% decrease
  23. 47% increase
  24. 20
  25. 49
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 92% increase
  28. 24% decrease
  29. 5
  30. 59
  31. 43% decrease
  32. 20% increase
  33. 50
  34. 60
  35. 10
  36. 44
  37. 40
  38. 83
  39. 39
  40. 5

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