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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 424 · 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 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% increase
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 748. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 163. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 248. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 48% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 55% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 21% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% increase
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 20% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 40% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8% decrease
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 58
  4. 87% increase
  5. 36
  6. 65% increase
  7. 25
  8. 35
  9. 30
  10. 64
  11. 63% increase
  12. 5
  13. 52
  14. 40
  15. 72
  16. 32
  17. 40
  18. 38% decrease
  19. 68% increase
  20. 32
  21. 26
  22. 42% decrease
  23. 28
  24. 46% decrease
  25. 25
  26. 5% increase
  27. 60
  28. 55% decrease
  29. 11% decrease
  30. 40% increase
  31. 22
  32. 85% increase
  33. 64
  34. 20% increase
  35. 40% increase
  36. 44% decrease
  37. 100% increase
  38. 25% increase
  39. 60
  40. 56

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