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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 647 · 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 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 12% increase
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 35% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 14% increase
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 72% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹402. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 292. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 33% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 16% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase

Answer key

  1. 12% decrease
  2. 25
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 38
  5. 38% increase
  6. 15
  7. 22
  8. 12
  9. 60
  10. 70% increase
  11. 30
  12. 100
  13. 26
  14. 72% increase
  15. 15
  16. 46
  17. 56% decrease
  18. 59
  19. 34
  20. 27% decrease
  21. 10
  22. 40% increase
  23. 60
  24. 5
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 5% decrease
  27. 22% decrease
  28. 16% decrease
  29. 16% increase
  30. 55% increase
  31. 50
  32. 50
  33. 25
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 30% increase
  36. 20
  37. 24
  38. 60% decrease
  39. 20
  40. 22% increase

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