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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 297 · 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 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 42% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 30% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 33% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% increase (d) 51% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹278. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 109. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 9% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 59% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 226. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 26% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 15
  3. 50% decrease
  4. 48
  5. 80
  6. 84% increase
  7. 30% decrease
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 45
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 55% increase
  12. 25% increase
  13. 28
  14. 60
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 41% increase
  17. 48
  18. 30% decrease
  19. 11
  20. 19
  21. 39
  22. 20
  23. 32
  24. 9% increase
  25. 15
  26. 75% increase
  27. 63
  28. 40% increase
  29. 59% decrease
  30. 50% decrease
  31. 40
  32. 42
  33. 92
  34. 30
  35. 13% increase
  36. 10% increase
  37. 10
  38. 94
  39. 6
  40. 43

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