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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 626 · 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.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% decrease (d) 53% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹750. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 76% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹696. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 86% increase
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 5% increase
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 84
  3. 5
  4. 53% decrease
  5. 50
  6. 10
  7. 55% increase
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 40% increase
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 34% decrease
  12. 16% increase
  13. 5
  14. 17
  15. 5
  16. 15
  17. 56% increase
  18. 76% increase
  19. 40
  20. 25
  21. 18
  22. 74
  23. 25
  24. 10
  25. 44% increase
  26. 60% decrease
  27. 22
  28. 52
  29. 22% decrease
  30. 86% increase
  31. 15
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 10
  34. 30
  35. 10% decrease
  36. 56
  37. 40% decrease
  38. 12
  39. 84% increase
  40. 30

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