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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 521 · 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 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹1000. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 48% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 432. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 54% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 118. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 82% decrease (d) 41% increase
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 33% increase
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 105% increase (d) 95% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹464. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 485. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 104% decrease (d) 94% increase
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 15% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 25
  3. 32
  4. 100
  5. 60% increase
  6. 86
  7. 60% decrease
  8. 70
  9. 20
  10. 44
  11. 5% decrease
  12. 44% increase
  13. 85
  14. 41% decrease
  15. 40
  16. 90
  17. 50% decrease
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 66% increase
  20. 30
  21. 56
  22. 95% increase
  23. 70
  24. 20
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 50% increase
  27. 16
  28. 94% increase
  29. 24
  30. 20
  31. 28
  32. 25
  33. 15% increase
  34. 60
  35. 16% decrease
  36. 20
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 16% increase
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 22

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