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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 730 · 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 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 60% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 48% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 75% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 27% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 82% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 5% increase
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 24% increase
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase

Answer key

  1. 16% decrease
  2. 24% decrease
  3. 25% increase
  4. 5
  5. 25
  6. 20
  7. 38% decrease
  8. 85
  9. 48% decrease
  10. 18
  11. 8% decrease
  12. 44
  13. 45
  14. 15
  15. 44
  16. 75% increase
  17. 45% decrease
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 85
  20. 82% increase
  21. 100% increase
  22. 60
  23. 44% decrease
  24. 18
  25. 35
  26. 30
  27. 44
  28. 5% decrease
  29. 95
  30. 36
  31. 20
  32. 6% increase
  33. 8
  34. 52% decrease
  35. 15
  36. 8% decrease
  37. 24
  38. 96
  39. 31
  40. 70% increase

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