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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 211 · 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 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 82% increase (d) 72% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 66% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹765. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 46% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹197. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 72% increase
  2. 44% increase
  3. 50
  4. 100
  5. 29
  6. 40
  7. 24
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 40% decrease
  10. 25% decrease
  11. 48
  12. 30
  13. 10
  14. 16
  15. 30% increase
  16. 6% increase
  17. 60% decrease
  18. 94
  19. 25% decrease
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 48% decrease
  22. 96
  23. 14
  24. 53
  25. 55% decrease
  26. 36% decrease
  27. 30
  28. 34
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 40
  31. 25% increase
  32. 5
  33. 59
  34. 30% increase
  35. 26
  36. 10% decrease
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 97
  39. 59
  40. 40

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