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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 246 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 35% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹477. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 93% increase (d) 83% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹556. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 78% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 48% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 55% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 76% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹414. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 5% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹905. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 57
  3. 25
  4. 25
  5. 25% decrease
  6. 25% increase
  7. 34
  8. 10
  9. 15% increase
  10. 59
  11. 15
  12. 12
  13. 100
  14. 8% increase
  15. 95% increase
  16. 83% increase
  17. 39
  18. 56% increase
  19. 15
  20. 68% increase
  21. 10% increase
  22. 32% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 25
  25. 48% decrease
  26. 40% increase
  27. 55% increase
  28. 40
  29. 38% decrease
  30. 45
  31. 12
  32. 38
  33. 44
  34. 35% decrease
  35. 21
  36. 5% decrease
  37. 81
  38. 55% decrease
  39. 35
  40. 25% decrease

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