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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 641 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 865. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 83% decrease (d) 83% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 24% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 6% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 534. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 78% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% increase
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% increase
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 30% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 47% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 18% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 56% decrease

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 6% decrease
  3. 60% decrease
  4. 11% decrease
  5. 70
  6. 26% increase
  7. 83
  8. 33% decrease
  9. 52% decrease
  10. 7
  11. 30
  12. 73% increase
  13. 60% increase
  14. 56
  15. 11% decrease
  16. 24% decrease
  17. 78% increase
  18. 5
  19. 92
  20. 40
  21. 48
  22. 24
  23. 26
  24. 50% decrease
  25. 44
  26. 14
  27. 28% decrease
  28. 70
  29. 45
  30. 14
  31. 38
  32. 12
  33. 54% increase
  34. 90
  35. 20
  36. 50
  37. 20% increase
  38. 94% increase
  39. 15% increase
  40. 56% decrease

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