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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 511 · 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 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 51% increase
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 106% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 106% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 18% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹650. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹272. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 472. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 54% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 85% increase
  2. 56
  3. 20% increase
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 5
  6. 96% increase
  7. 16
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 10% increase
  12. 30
  13. 80
  14. 56
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 35
  17. 66
  18. 32
  19. 35
  20. 47
  21. 40% increase
  22. 40% increase
  23. 50% decrease
  24. 37% decrease
  25. 9
  26. 74
  27. 75
  28. 18% increase
  29. 45% increase
  30. 25% increase
  31. 52
  32. 54% decrease
  33. 100% increase
  34. 80
  35. 20% increase
  36. 20% decrease
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 43% decrease
  39. 56
  40. 44

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