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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 548 · 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 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 640. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 5% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 10% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 675. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 29% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 10% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 772. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 93% decrease (d) 93% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 710. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 5% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase

Answer key

  1. 85% increase
  2. 40
  3. 50
  4. 16
  5. 28% increase
  6. 40% increase
  7. 10% increase
  8. 10% increase
  9. 35% increase
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 7
  12. 5% increase
  13. 25% increase
  14. 59% decrease
  15. 12% increase
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 30% decrease
  18. 55
  19. 20
  20. 99
  21. 56
  22. 60
  23. 54
  24. 58% increase
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 49
  27. 50% increase
  28. 93% increase
  29. 9
  30. 42% increase
  31. 5% increase
  32. 35
  33. 51
  34. 35% increase
  35. 50
  36. 28% decrease
  37. 95
  38. 78
  39. 22
  40. 60% decrease

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