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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 691 · 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 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 43% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 730. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 24% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 90% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 792. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 108% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 84% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 535. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 530. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹900. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 845. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 79% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 79% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹970. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹362. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 685. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40% increase
  2. 56
  3. 15
  4. 10
  5. 33% decrease
  6. 32% increase
  7. 46% increase
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 6
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 44% increase
  12. 25% increase
  13. 14% decrease
  14. 9% decrease
  15. 30
  16. 45
  17. 15% increase
  18. 90% increase
  19. 98% increase
  20. 84% increase
  21. 7% increase
  22. 6% increase
  23. 50
  24. 25% increase
  25. 80
  26. 32
  27. 42
  28. 69% increase
  29. 5
  30. 90
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 59
  33. 26
  34. 32% increase
  35. 94
  36. 81
  37. 31
  38. 15
  39. 37% increase
  40. 18

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