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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 403 · 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 torch changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹326. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 302. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 5% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 12% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 17% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 940. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 88% increase
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 32% decrease

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 6% increase
  3. 63
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 58
  6. 30% increase
  7. 51% increase
  8. 60
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 50% increase
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 25
  14. 12% decrease
  15. 17% decrease
  16. 17
  17. 35% decrease
  18. 100
  19. 16
  20. 20
  21. 40
  22. 15
  23. 74
  24. 12
  25. 54
  26. 88% increase
  27. 58
  28. 10
  29. 78
  30. 36
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 12
  34. 42
  35. 78
  36. 88
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 40% increase
  39. 85
  40. 32% increase

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