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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 40 · 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.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹940. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 30% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 20% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 76% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 27% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹191. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 70% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 85% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 30% decrease
  3. 95
  4. 17
  5. 38
  6. 40% increase
  7. 64% increase
  8. 38% decrease
  9. 95% increase
  10. 56
  11. 44
  12. 45
  13. 50
  14. 54% decrease
  15. 15% increase
  16. 24% increase
  17. 100
  18. 14
  19. 52% increase
  20. 91
  21. 52
  22. 5
  23. 24
  24. 40% increase
  25. 10
  26. 56
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 30
  30. 40% increase
  31. 70% increase
  32. 16% decrease
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 85% increase
  35. 88
  36. 14
  37. 20
  38. 40% decrease
  39. 32
  40. 95

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