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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 186 · 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 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 24% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹423. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 12% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5% decrease
  2. 12
  3. 20% increase
  4. 10
  5. 12
  6. 29
  7. 53% increase
  8. 40
  9. 15% increase
  10. 100
  11. 12
  12. 77
  13. 16
  14. 56% increase
  15. 35
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 13
  18. 60% increase
  19. 55
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 55% increase
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 38% increase
  24. 13
  25. 5
  26. 41
  27. 8
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 7
  30. 68
  31. 42
  32. 12% decrease
  33. 10% increase
  34. 45% decrease
  35. 25% decrease
  36. 35% decrease
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 54
  39. 96
  40. 10

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