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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 234 · 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 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 44% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹735. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 24% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 24% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹423. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 94% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹545. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 15% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 88% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35% increase
  2. 34% decrease
  3. 10% decrease
  4. 8
  5. 34
  6. 43
  7. 75
  8. 30
  9. 16% increase
  10. 40
  11. 10
  12. 6
  13. 25% increase
  14. 76% increase
  15. 6
  16. 44
  17. 90% increase
  18. 60
  19. 20
  20. 47
  21. 8% increase
  22. 24% decrease
  23. 32
  24. 24% decrease
  25. 41
  26. 85
  27. 68% increase
  28. 65% increase
  29. 58
  30. 5% decrease
  31. 19
  32. 84% increase
  33. 9
  34. 20% decrease
  35. 15% increase
  36. 15
  37. 22
  38. 25% increase
  39. 88% increase
  40. 58

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