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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 758 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 34% increase
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹725. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 24% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 28% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 16% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 95% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹346. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 900. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 50
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 82
  5. 100% increase
  6. 31% decrease
  7. 30% increase
  8. 25
  9. 34% increase
  10. 27
  11. 45
  12. 75% increase
  13. 14% increase
  14. 45% decrease
  15. 76% increase
  16. 15% decrease
  17. 38
  18. 10
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 35% increase
  21. 16% increase
  22. 64% increase
  23. 7
  24. 95% increase
  25. 32
  26. 73
  27. 20
  28. 54
  29. 55% increase
  30. 95% increase
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 31
  34. 80% increase
  35. 10% increase
  36. 54
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 41
  39. 50
  40. 70

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