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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 750 · 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 table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 58% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 32% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 670. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 44% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 90% increase
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹788. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 950. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 75% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 84
  3. 54% decrease
  4. 58% decrease
  5. 46% decrease
  6. 85
  7. 32% increase
  8. 34% increase
  9. 45
  10. 90% increase
  11. 68
  12. 5% decrease
  13. 25% increase
  14. 44
  15. 97
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 10% increase
  18. 38
  19. 95
  20. 60
  21. 36
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 52
  24. 52% decrease
  25. 14% decrease
  26. 40% increase
  27. 36
  28. 51
  29. 48% increase
  30. 90% increase
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 10
  34. 75% increase
  35. 5
  36. 48% decrease
  37. 59
  38. 49
  39. 5
  40. 24

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