← Percentage change: up or down? lesson New set →

Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 886 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 18% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 825. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 65% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 71% increase (c) 71% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 715. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 53% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 840. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 68% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 93% increase
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹424. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 52
  3. 90% increase
  4. 57% increase
  5. 41
  6. 78% increase
  7. 10% increase
  8. 20
  9. 52
  10. 8
  11. 13% decrease
  12. 15
  13. 35% decrease
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 15% increase
  16. 20
  17. 38
  18. 60% increase
  19. 6
  20. 65% increase
  21. 35
  22. 15
  23. 20
  24. 71% increase
  25. 50
  26. 5
  27. 8
  28. 43% increase
  29. 15% decrease
  30. 55
  31. 30
  32. 85
  33. 68% increase
  34. 75
  35. 62% increase
  36. 10
  37. 40
  38. 6
  39. 72
  40. 42

Free percentage lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/how-to-calculate-percentage