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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 813 · 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.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 67% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 78% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 13% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 48% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹321. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 624. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 60% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹354. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 27% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 90% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30% increase
  2. 10
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 57% decrease
  5. 58
  6. 50
  7. 78% increase
  8. 13% decrease
  9. 48% increase
  10. 58
  11. 7
  12. 50
  13. 56% increase
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 26
  16. 14
  17. 60% increase
  18. 55% decrease
  19. 28
  20. 18
  21. 28
  22. 65
  23. 15% increase
  24. 25% decrease
  25. 35
  26. 78% increase
  27. 25
  28. 15
  29. 20
  30. 10% increase
  31. 64% increase
  32. 55
  33. 12
  34. 60
  35. 17% decrease
  36. 32% decrease
  37. 70
  38. 100
  39. 36% increase
  40. 20

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