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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 370 · 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 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 102% increase
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹610. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹334. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 54% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% increase
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 19% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹545. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 548. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 47% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 670. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 628. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 92% increase
  2. 100
  3. 23% increase
  4. 12% decrease
  5. 22
  6. 75
  7. 67
  8. 45
  9. 24% decrease
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 30% increase
  13. 90% increase
  14. 48% increase
  15. 80
  16. 56
  17. 78
  18. 40% decrease
  19. 55
  20. 76% increase
  21. 54
  22. 9
  23. 20% decrease
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 37% increase
  26. 34% increase
  27. 30
  28. 60% increase
  29. 55
  30. 57% increase
  31. 37
  32. 92% increase
  33. 44
  34. 52% increase
  35. 5
  36. 44
  37. 41
  38. 5
  39. 5% decrease
  40. 10

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