← Percentage change: up or down? lesson New set →

Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 221 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 4% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 519. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 73% increase (d) 83% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 417. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 39% increase
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 53% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 489. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 13% decrease
  2. 38
  3. 48% decrease
  4. 55% increase
  5. 5
  6. 100% increase
  7. 56
  8. 55% decrease
  9. 10
  10. 12
  11. 56
  12. 18
  13. 38
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 28
  16. 10% decrease
  17. 10% increase
  18. 25% increase
  19. 73% increase
  20. 60% increase
  21. 15% increase
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 49
  24. 25% increase
  25. 55
  26. 40
  27. 39% increase
  28. 28
  29. 53% decrease
  30. 63% increase
  31. 84
  32. 16
  33. 57% decrease
  34. 10
  35. 35
  36. 28% decrease
  37. 55% increase
  38. 15
  39. 60
  40. 48

Free percentage lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/how-to-calculate-percentage