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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 282 · 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 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 66% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 48% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 22% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 23% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 147. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% increase
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹109. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 4% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 840. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 26% decrease
  2. 48
  3. 60% decrease
  4. 32% increase
  5. 52
  6. 35
  7. 7
  8. 31% increase
  9. 36
  10. 24% decrease
  11. 10% increase
  12. 71
  13. 25
  14. 30
  15. 59
  16. 10
  17. 10% increase
  18. 40% increase
  19. 57
  20. 78
  21. 6% decrease
  22. 25
  23. 55% increase
  24. 48% decrease
  25. 22% increase
  26. 36
  27. 23% decrease
  28. 92
  29. 33% decrease
  30. 45
  31. 51% decrease
  32. 65
  33. 44
  34. 15% decrease
  35. 9
  36. 18
  37. 60
  38. 10% decrease
  39. 68% increase
  40. 16

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