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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 328 · 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 200 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 72% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 54% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 381. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 81% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 38% increase
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 18% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 26% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36% decrease
  2. 80
  3. 40
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 20
  6. 26
  7. 60% decrease
  8. 26
  9. 25% decrease
  10. 60
  11. 20
  12. 44% decrease
  13. 50% decrease
  14. 80
  15. 15
  16. 6
  17. 27% increase
  18. 54% decrease
  19. 26
  20. 13
  21. 50
  22. 38% decrease
  23. 60
  24. 22% decrease
  25. 92
  26. 5
  27. 40
  28. 10
  29. 60
  30. 41
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 65% increase
  33. 16
  34. 48
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 40
  37. 60
  38. 35
  39. 86
  40. 25

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