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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 907 · 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 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 424. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 30% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 7% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹905. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 556. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 39% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 60% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹338. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 745. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50% decrease
  2. 32
  3. 95
  4. 8
  5. 58
  6. 30% increase
  7. 6% increase
  8. 60
  9. 30% increase
  10. 45% increase
  11. 28
  12. 85
  13. 50
  14. 33
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 35% decrease
  18. 5
  19. 45
  20. 81
  21. 6% increase
  22. 14
  23. 8
  24. 96
  25. 5
  26. 39% increase
  27. 40% decrease
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 50
  30. 76% increase
  31. 26
  32. 45
  33. 69
  34. 18% increase
  35. 5
  36. 15
  37. 20
  38. 30
  39. 49% increase
  40. 23

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