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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 431 · 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 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 402. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 34% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 108% decrease (d) 108% increase
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 34% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹685. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 44% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 34% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 790. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% increase
  2. 34% increase
  3. 98% increase
  4. 45
  5. 52
  6. 52
  7. 20
  8. 8
  9. 50
  10. 10
  11. 46% increase
  12. 10
  13. 60
  14. 70% increase
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 12
  17. 70
  18. 20% increase
  19. 28
  20. 18
  21. 24% decrease
  22. 80
  23. 37
  24. 17% increase
  25. 26
  26. 34% decrease
  27. 10% increase
  28. 44
  29. 24% decrease
  30. 56
  31. 25% increase
  32. 82% increase
  33. 37% decrease
  34. 5
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 34% decrease
  37. 20
  38. 58% increase
  39. 34
  40. 22

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