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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 745 · 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 toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 732. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 83% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 69% increase
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹121. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 36% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% decrease (d) 82% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 83% increase
  3. 10% decrease
  4. 32% decrease
  5. 10
  6. 16% decrease
  7. 15
  8. 31
  9. 73
  10. 85
  11. 56% decrease
  12. 65% increase
  13. 6
  14. 33
  15. 20
  16. 15% increase
  17. 36% increase
  18. 80
  19. 90
  20. 62
  21. 46
  22. 50
  23. 32
  24. 20% increase
  25. 56% increase
  26. 45% decrease
  27. 92
  28. 83
  29. 24
  30. 52% increase
  31. 55% decrease
  32. 23% decrease
  33. 21
  34. 40% decrease
  35. 45
  36. 36% decrease
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 45
  39. 72% increase
  40. 40

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