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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 858 · 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 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 591. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% increase (b) 97% increase (c) 107% decrease (d) 97% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 17% increase
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 5% increase
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 37% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25% increase
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 18
  5. 97% increase
  6. 10
  7. 92
  8. 5% increase
  9. 20
  10. 14
  11. 14
  12. 30
  13. 19
  14. 70
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 30% increase
  17. 68% increase
  18. 8
  19. 5
  20. 5% increase
  21. 35
  22. 48% decrease
  23. 50
  24. 37% decrease
  25. 10% increase
  26. 45
  27. 5
  28. 55
  29. 43
  30. 50
  31. 90% increase
  32. 100
  33. 34
  34. 20% increase
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 24% decrease
  37. 48% decrease
  38. 52
  39. 60% increase
  40. 16

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