← Percentage change: up or down? lesson New set →

Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 806 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 75% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 53% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 388. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 104% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% increase
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 22% increase
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 173. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 83% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 26% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 20
  3. 75% increase
  4. 10
  5. 75
  6. 56% increase
  7. 53% decrease
  8. 56% decrease
  9. 6
  10. 12
  11. 15% decrease
  12. 60
  13. 46% decrease
  14. 94% increase
  15. 40
  16. 72
  17. 15
  18. 40
  19. 6% decrease
  20. 14
  21. 44% increase
  22. 88% increase
  23. 88% increase
  24. 34
  25. 20
  26. 36% decrease
  27. 94% increase
  28. 75
  29. 35
  30. 30% decrease
  31. 25
  32. 10% increase
  33. 73% increase
  34. 40% increase
  35. 26% decrease
  36. 72
  37. 8% decrease
  38. 29% decrease
  39. 25% decrease
  40. 25

Free percentage lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/how-to-calculate-percentage