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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 882 · 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 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹650. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 46% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 60% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 640. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 43% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 43% increase
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹254. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 45% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 54% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 327. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 75% decrease

Answer key

  1. 30% increase
  2. 10
  3. 63
  4. 16
  5. 36
  6. 20% increase
  7. 30
  8. 10
  9. 52
  10. 46% decrease
  11. 60% increase
  12. 60% increase
  13. 55
  14. 86% increase
  15. 27
  16. 14
  17. 35
  18. 10
  19. 40
  20. 60
  21. 27
  22. 42% increase
  23. 45% decrease
  24. 40
  25. 25
  26. 10
  27. 16
  28. 80% increase
  29. 10
  30. 25% decrease
  31. 39
  32. 44% decrease
  33. 34
  34. 13% decrease
  35. 54
  36. 60% increase
  37. 45
  38. 60
  39. 9% increase
  40. 75% increase

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