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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 392 · 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 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 34% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 53% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 43% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹448. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 67% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 43% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹543. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 75% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% increase
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% decrease
  2. 28% decrease
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 34% decrease
  5. 55% increase
  6. 30% increase
  7. 12% decrease
  8. 42
  9. 50% decrease
  10. 43% decrease
  11. 15
  12. 28% decrease
  13. 10
  14. 32
  15. 12
  16. 6
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 95% increase
  19. 42% decrease
  20. 100
  21. 39
  22. 70
  23. 24
  24. 73
  25. 57% increase
  26. 86
  27. 50
  28. 75% increase
  29. 90
  30. 33% decrease
  31. 36
  32. 81
  33. 5
  34. 32% increase
  35. 40
  36. 10
  37. 75% increase
  38. 45% increase
  39. 46
  40. 45

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