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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 638 · 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 ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 26% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 32% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 106% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 4% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 56% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 26% increase
  3. 32% increase
  4. 15
  5. 5
  6. 24
  7. 32
  8. 96% increase
  9. 56% decrease
  10. 20
  11. 68
  12. 5% decrease
  13. 13
  14. 36
  15. 16% decrease
  16. 16% increase
  17. 25
  18. 42
  19. 14% increase
  20. 5% increase
  21. 45
  22. 25% decrease
  23. 60% decrease
  24. 85% increase
  25. 8
  26. 12% increase
  27. 50
  28. 5% increase
  29. 35
  30. 16
  31. 50
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 55
  34. 95
  35. 82
  36. 46% decrease
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 54
  39. 45
  40. 70

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