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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 473 · 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 kite changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 36% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 860. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹357. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 42% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 5% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹414. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 16% decrease

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 96
  3. 38% increase
  4. 24% increase
  5. 14
  6. 30
  7. 40
  8. 30
  9. 24
  10. 72% increase
  11. 55
  12. 46% decrease
  13. 32
  14. 44
  15. 40
  16. 5
  17. 35% decrease
  18. 84% increase
  19. 30
  20. 10% increase
  21. 8% increase
  22. 8
  23. 19
  24. 88
  25. 50% increase
  26. 35% decrease
  27. 5% increase
  28. 75% increase
  29. 55% decrease
  30. 80% increase
  31. 30
  32. 30
  33. 28
  34. 45% decrease
  35. 88
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 40
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 38
  40. 20% increase

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