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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 502 · 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 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 35% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 40% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% increase
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹266. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 6% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 22% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 13% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 55% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹870. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 58% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 4% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 441. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 42% decrease
  2. 40
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 35% decrease
  5. 16% decrease
  6. 46% decrease
  7. 28% decrease
  8. 20
  9. 85% increase
  10. 85
  11. 30
  12. 33
  13. 40
  14. 20
  15. 24% increase
  16. 25% increase
  17. 11% decrease
  18. 26% decrease
  19. 95
  20. 49
  21. 55% increase
  22. 10% decrease
  23. 48
  24. 48
  25. 90% increase
  26. 74
  27. 29% increase
  28. 50
  29. 48% decrease
  30. 10% increase
  31. 65
  32. 55
  33. 68
  34. 59
  35. 90% increase
  36. 47% increase
  37. 72
  38. 39
  39. 91
  40. 32

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