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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 472 · 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 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 35% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 43% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 43% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹476. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹393. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% decrease
  2. 8
  3. 5
  4. 30
  5. 38% decrease
  6. 8% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 45
  9. 35% decrease
  10. 15
  11. 25% increase
  12. 95
  13. 60
  14. 12
  15. 52% decrease
  16. 12% increase
  17. 55
  18. 25% decrease
  19. 45
  20. 86% increase
  21. 45% increase
  22. 53
  23. 10% increase
  24. 50
  25. 19
  26. 13
  27. 10% decrease
  28. 50% increase
  29. 40% decrease
  30. 66
  31. 36% increase
  32. 20% decrease
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 42% decrease
  35. 80
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 100
  39. 60% increase
  40. 31

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