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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 905 · 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 toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 54% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 66% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 41% increase
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 82% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 544. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 5
  3. 90% increase
  4. 36
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 55% decrease
  7. 6
  8. 82% increase
  9. 24
  10. 20% increase
  11. 95
  12. 75
  13. 42
  14. 12% increase
  15. 86% increase
  16. 29
  17. 14
  18. 100% increase
  19. 20
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 20
  22. 7% decrease
  23. 90
  24. 88
  25. 35% decrease
  26. 43% decrease
  27. 8% increase
  28. 28
  29. 35
  30. 12
  31. 50% decrease
  32. 50% increase
  33. 44% decrease
  34. 10
  35. 50% increase
  36. 65
  37. 72% increase
  38. 36% increase
  39. 40
  40. 78

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