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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 873 · 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 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  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 torch changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹382. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 477. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 69% decrease (d) 69% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 35% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 35% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹885. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 530. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36% decrease
  2. 84% increase
  3. 53
  4. 75
  5. 60% increase
  6. 35
  7. 50
  8. 35
  9. 91
  10. 47
  11. 10% decrease
  12. 75
  13. 30% decrease
  14. 45% decrease
  15. 16
  16. 84
  17. 54
  18. 59% increase
  19. 46% decrease
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 14
  22. 80% increase
  23. 25
  24. 26
  25. 55% decrease
  26. 35% decrease
  27. 84
  28. 25% decrease
  29. 15
  30. 40
  31. 35% increase
  32. 23% decrease
  33. 10
  34. 58
  35. 40% decrease
  36. 77
  37. 25% increase
  38. 6% increase
  39. 30
  40. 45

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