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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 848 · 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 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 272. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 66% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 39% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 72% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50% decrease
  2. 6
  3. 25
  4. 94
  5. 45% decrease
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 98
  8. 75
  9. 60
  10. 70% increase
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 80
  13. 48
  14. 19% decrease
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 55% decrease
  17. 40
  18. 10% increase
  19. 32% decrease
  20. 5% increase
  21. 35
  22. 44% decrease
  23. 30% increase
  24. 65% increase
  25. 10
  26. 23
  27. 40% increase
  28. 60% increase
  29. 12
  30. 15
  31. 15% increase
  32. 35% decrease
  33. 26% decrease
  34. 38% decrease
  35. 65
  36. 10
  37. 40
  38. 40
  39. 50% increase
  40. 96

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