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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 267 · 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 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% increase
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 66% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 107. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 8% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 40% increase
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹459. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹975. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 676. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% decrease (b) 79% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 16% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 4% increase
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 37% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 16% decrease
  2. 26
  3. 20
  4. 20% decrease
  5. 20
  6. 22% decrease
  7. 36% decrease
  8. 10
  9. 7% increase
  10. 10% increase
  11. 40% increase
  12. 25
  13. 53
  14. 8
  15. 5% decrease
  16. 95
  17. 50
  18. 42
  19. 30
  20. 15
  21. 69% increase
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 44
  24. 10
  25. 20% increase
  26. 45% decrease
  27. 16% decrease
  28. 60
  29. 60
  30. 8% decrease
  31. 54
  32. 37% decrease
  33. 55
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 12
  36. 72% increase
  37. 88% increase
  38. 27
  39. 52
  40. 36

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