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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 39 · 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 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 28% increase
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 86% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 272. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 298. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 98% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 6% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹426. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 60% increase
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹369. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 85% increase
  2. 40
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 66
  5. 35% decrease
  6. 60% decrease
  7. 56% decrease
  8. 20
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 12
  11. 5
  12. 20
  13. 75% increase
  14. 95% increase
  15. 6
  16. 100
  17. 43% decrease
  18. 5
  19. 15
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 32% decrease
  22. 49% increase
  23. 34
  24. 13% decrease
  25. 6% decrease
  26. 5
  27. 42
  28. 25
  29. 60% increase
  30. 20
  31. 13
  32. 23% decrease
  33. 35% decrease
  34. 42
  35. 40
  36. 5% increase
  37. 36
  38. 40
  39. 50
  40. 23

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