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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 735 · 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.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 73% increase (d) 83% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 940. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 42% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 65% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹594. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% increase
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹520. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 6% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 34% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹530. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 52
  2. 73% increase
  3. 85% increase
  4. 40% decrease
  5. 94
  6. 20
  7. 88% increase
  8. 5% decrease
  9. 5
  10. 42% increase
  11. 58
  12. 55
  13. 72
  14. 24
  15. 40
  16. 65% increase
  17. 24
  18. 56
  19. 52% increase
  20. 32
  21. 98
  22. 75% increase
  23. 56% increase
  24. 52
  25. 78
  26. 30
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 15% decrease
  29. 52
  30. 60% decrease
  31. 8
  32. 26
  33. 34% decrease
  34. 6
  35. 15
  36. 54% increase
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 70% increase
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 50

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