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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 489 · 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 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 21% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 20% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 40% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹531. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 74% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 82% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% increase
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹850. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 48% increase

Answer key

  1. 28% decrease
  2. 95
  3. 7% decrease
  4. 6% decrease
  5. 100
  6. 44
  7. 40
  8. 20
  9. 95
  10. 52% decrease
  11. 50% increase
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 10
  15. 44
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 15
  18. 5
  19. 100% increase
  20. 27
  21. 55
  22. 13
  23. 36% decrease
  24. 77
  25. 35
  26. 15
  27. 56
  28. 35% increase
  29. 90
  30. 37% decrease
  31. 5% decrease
  32. 60
  33. 72% increase
  34. 25% decrease
  35. 10
  36. 30
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 70
  39. 64
  40. 40% decrease

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