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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 300 · 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 250 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 13% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 875. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 85% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 9% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 496. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 84% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹448. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 42% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 103% decrease (c) 93% decrease (d) 103% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 30% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 48% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 22% increase
  2. 82
  3. 52% decrease
  4. 75% increase
  5. 70% increase
  6. 45% decrease
  7. 6% decrease
  8. 98
  9. 60
  10. 8
  11. 35
  12. 9% decrease
  13. 35% increase
  14. 60
  15. 24% increase
  16. 84% increase
  17. 55
  18. 50
  19. 12
  20. 21% decrease
  21. 35% decrease
  22. 45
  23. 32% decrease
  24. 93% increase
  25. 10% increase
  26. 52
  27. 5
  28. 57
  29. 10
  30. 30% increase
  31. 30% decrease
  32. 20% decrease
  33. 84% increase
  34. 23% decrease
  35. 56
  36. 11% decrease
  37. 100% increase
  38. 28
  39. 60% increase
  40. 30

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