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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 283 · 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 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 334. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 77% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 880. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 76% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 56% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 85% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 113. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 12% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 595. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 95% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40% decrease
  2. 60
  3. 58
  4. 28% increase
  5. 26
  6. 67% increase
  7. 96
  8. 54
  9. 43
  10. 58
  11. 12
  12. 60
  13. 35
  14. 40
  15. 6% decrease
  16. 76% increase
  17. 35
  18. 40% increase
  19. 73
  20. 70% increase
  21. 52% decrease
  22. 35% decrease
  23. 50
  24. 40
  25. 45% increase
  26. 85% increase
  27. 8% decrease
  28. 9
  29. 39
  30. 13% increase
  31. 50
  32. 26
  33. 13% decrease
  34. 24
  35. 96% increase
  36. 48% increase
  37. 11
  38. 19% increase
  39. 20
  40. 86

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