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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 671 · 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 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 75% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 12% increase
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% increase
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 40% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 12% increase
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 304. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 10
  3. 75% increase
  4. 10
  5. 100% increase
  6. 12% increase
  7. 55
  8. 8
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 21
  11. 92
  12. 90
  13. 10
  14. 14
  15. 5
  16. 60
  17. 15% decrease
  18. 25
  19. 20% increase
  20. 44
  21. 60
  22. 10
  23. 47% decrease
  24. 46
  25. 95
  26. 40% decrease
  27. 46
  28. 6
  29. 12% decrease
  30. 84
  31. 85% increase
  32. 10
  33. 32% decrease
  34. 20
  35. 72
  36. 92
  37. 24% decrease
  38. 22
  39. 22% decrease
  40. 36% decrease

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