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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 675 · 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 250 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 68% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 386. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 103% decrease (d) 93% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 14% increase
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 17% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 64% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 43% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 12% increase
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹194. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹530. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 68% increase
  2. 15% increase
  3. 95
  4. 18% decrease
  5. 93% increase
  6. 55% decrease
  7. 14% increase
  8. 5
  9. 55% increase
  10. 20
  11. 34% decrease
  12. 96
  13. 10% increase
  14. 21% decrease
  15. 54% decrease
  16. 45% decrease
  17. 86% increase
  18. 15
  19. 38
  20. 17
  21. 6
  22. 58
  23. 56
  24. 50
  25. 42
  26. 76
  27. 22
  28. 100
  29. 90
  30. 44
  31. 44% decrease
  32. 62
  33. 10% decrease
  34. 12% decrease
  35. 94
  36. 40
  37. 8% decrease
  38. 77
  39. 75
  40. 6

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