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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 368 · 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 400 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 84% increase
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 23% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 522. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% increase (d) 58% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 485. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 104% decrease (d) 94% increase
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹724. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35% decrease
  2. 64
  3. 50
  4. 25% decrease
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 9
  7. 5
  8. 25
  9. 20
  10. 15
  11. 32
  12. 90% increase
  13. 84% increase
  14. 25
  15. 8
  16. 23% decrease
  17. 55% decrease
  18. 5% increase
  19. 84
  20. 47
  21. 24
  22. 74% increase
  23. 30
  24. 58% decrease
  25. 14% decrease
  26. 36% increase
  27. 66
  28. 39% decrease
  29. 54
  30. 60
  31. 100
  32. 70% increase
  33. 31
  34. 50
  35. 10
  36. 94% increase
  37. 95
  38. 52
  39. 74% increase
  40. 81

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