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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 742 · 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 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹462. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹549. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹590. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% increase
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹615. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 80% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 25
  3. 58
  4. 54
  5. 68
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 30
  8. 24
  9. 83
  10. 16
  11. 16
  12. 20
  13. 5
  14. 50% decrease
  15. 60
  16. 29% decrease
  17. 52% decrease
  18. 6
  19. 39
  20. 88% increase
  21. 60
  22. 18
  23. 32% decrease
  24. 23
  25. 55
  26. 75
  27. 50
  28. 23% decrease
  29. 55
  30. 84
  31. 25% decrease
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 15
  35. 5
  36. 90% increase
  37. 70% increase
  38. 30
  39. 10% increase
  40. 27

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