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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 885 · 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.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 37% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 45% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 388. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 94% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 52% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 56% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 5
  3. 74% increase
  4. 35
  5. 55
  6. 17
  7. 70% increase
  8. 45% increase
  9. 6
  10. 100% increase
  11. 14
  12. 61
  13. 94% increase
  14. 28% decrease
  15. 52% decrease
  16. 50% increase
  17. 70
  18. 60
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 15% decrease
  21. 30% decrease
  22. 55
  23. 56
  24. 26
  25. 30
  26. 96
  27. 23% decrease
  28. 10
  29. 20% decrease
  30. 45% increase
  31. 6
  32. 100
  33. 20
  34. 54
  35. 20
  36. 78
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 56% decrease
  39. 15
  40. 32

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