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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 875 · 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 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹471. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹447. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹333. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 29% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 93% increase (d) 93% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 83% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 100% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹815. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% decrease
  2. 54% increase
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 35% increase
  5. 16
  6. 55% decrease
  7. 33% decrease
  8. 30
  9. 32
  10. 57
  11. 25
  12. 10
  13. 96
  14. 90
  15. 49
  16. 50
  17. 11
  18. 19% decrease
  19. 5% decrease
  20. 10
  21. 90
  22. 93% increase
  23. 45
  24. 80% increase
  25. 30
  26. 73% increase
  27. 23% decrease
  28. 100% increase
  29. 15
  30. 90% increase
  31. 30% decrease
  32. 98
  33. 90% increase
  34. 63
  35. 50
  36. 45
  37. 45
  38. 20
  39. 12
  40. 80

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