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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 700 · 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 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 59% increase
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 640. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 85% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹628. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 75% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 27% increase
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 49% decrease
  2. 30
  3. 80
  4. 36
  5. 28% increase
  6. 30% increase
  7. 60
  8. 8
  9. 10
  10. 100
  11. 58
  12. 52% decrease
  13. 10
  14. 60
  15. 25
  16. 70
  17. 22
  18. 20
  19. 60
  20. 45
  21. 46% decrease
  22. 22% decrease
  23. 34% decrease
  24. 21
  25. 85
  26. 92
  27. 24
  28. 50
  29. 15
  30. 16
  31. 28
  32. 57
  33. 25
  34. 65
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 45
  37. 76
  38. 50% increase
  39. 27% decrease
  40. 90

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