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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 559 · 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 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 572. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 62% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 85% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 532. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 33% increase
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 24% increase
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35% decrease
  2. 30
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 20% decrease
  5. 40% increase
  6. 65
  7. 25% increase
  8. 45
  9. 10% increase
  10. 25
  11. 66
  12. 80
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 50% decrease
  15. 18% decrease
  16. 45% increase
  17. 43% increase
  18. 13
  19. 62% increase
  20. 8
  21. 10
  22. 30
  23. 85% increase
  24. 10
  25. 74% increase
  26. 31
  27. 28
  28. 26% decrease
  29. 68
  30. 33% increase
  31. 48
  32. 8% decrease
  33. 5
  34. 40% increase
  35. 55
  36. 10% decrease
  37. 53
  38. 57
  39. 24
  40. 46

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