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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 5 · 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 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 60% increase
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹610. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 16% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹664. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 8% increase
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹143. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 9% increase

Answer key

  1. 60% increase
  2. 22
  3. 35
  4. 100
  5. 6
  6. 35
  7. 59
  8. 45
  9. 58% increase
  10. 17
  11. 10
  12. 15% decrease
  13. 16% decrease
  14. 30% increase
  15. 5% decrease
  16. 20
  17. 66
  18. 7
  19. 11
  20. 14% decrease
  21. 85
  22. 8% increase
  23. 10
  24. 8
  25. 32% decrease
  26. 9
  27. 24
  28. 23
  29. 30% decrease
  30. 43
  31. 72% increase
  32. 16% increase
  33. 55% decrease
  34. 14
  35. 46% decrease
  36. 59% increase
  37. 56% increase
  38. 45
  39. 20
  40. 15% increase

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