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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 455 · 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 300 to 207. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 31% increase (d) 93% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 90% increase
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 29% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 29% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 20% increase
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 90% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 49% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 590. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 38% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 86% decrease (d) 76% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 31% decrease
  2. 15% increase
  3. 35
  4. 30
  5. 57
  6. 90% increase
  7. 55
  8. 33
  9. 20% increase
  10. 58% increase
  11. 12
  12. 20% increase
  13. 40
  14. 41
  15. 18% decrease
  16. 18% decrease
  17. 5% decrease
  18. 5
  19. 45% increase
  20. 39% increase
  21. 55% increase
  22. 46
  23. 18% increase
  24. 44% decrease
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 14
  27. 36
  28. 55
  29. 8
  30. 28% decrease
  31. 76
  32. 5
  33. 8% decrease
  34. 48
  35. 57
  36. 49
  37. 76% increase
  38. 100% increase
  39. 30
  40. 10

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