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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 796 · 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 ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 84% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹664. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹748. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 15% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 57% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 48% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 70% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 568. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% increase

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 84% increase
  3. 66
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 40% increase
  6. 87
  7. 50
  8. 50
  9. 76
  10. 16
  11. 30% increase
  12. 44
  13. 98
  14. 45
  15. 92
  16. 5
  17. 88% increase
  18. 82
  19. 10
  20. 16% decrease
  21. 57% decrease
  22. 40
  23. 60
  24. 56% decrease
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 28% decrease
  27. 20
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 40
  30. 32
  31. 48% decrease
  32. 70% increase
  33. 40% increase
  34. 84
  35. 20
  36. 95
  37. 42% increase
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 10% increase
  40. 8% decrease

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