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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 670 · 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 ₹100 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 549. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 93% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 284. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 29% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 49% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 49% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 573. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 91% decrease (c) 101% decrease (d) 101% increase

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 44% decrease
  3. 58
  4. 5% increase
  5. 40% decrease
  6. 90
  7. 12% increase
  8. 20% increase
  9. 52
  10. 25% increase
  11. 56
  12. 45
  13. 12% decrease
  14. 12% decrease
  15. 55
  16. 83% increase
  17. 100% increase
  18. 24% decrease
  19. 13
  20. 12
  21. 48
  22. 55
  23. 20
  24. 11
  25. 11% increase
  26. 5
  27. 55% decrease
  28. 57
  29. 40
  30. 28
  31. 8
  32. 29% decrease
  33. 36
  34. 60% decrease
  35. 16
  36. 34% increase
  37. 98% increase
  38. 71
  39. 25
  40. 91% increase

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