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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 915 · 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 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 68% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 7% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 850. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹524. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 3% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 12% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 364. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 13% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 266. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 66% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 12% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 30% increase
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 76% increase
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 65% increase
  4. 5% increase
  5. 28
  6. 58% decrease
  7. 72
  8. 7% decrease
  9. 18
  10. 70% increase
  11. 20
  12. 59
  13. 56% decrease
  14. 48% decrease
  15. 31
  16. 24
  17. 38
  18. 40
  19. 10
  20. 60
  21. 12% decrease
  22. 60% increase
  23. 12% decrease
  24. 9% decrease
  25. 27
  26. 13% decrease
  27. 68
  28. 18
  29. 33% increase
  30. 18
  31. 84
  32. 45
  33. 30
  34. 20
  35. 20
  36. 10
  37. 24% increase
  38. 8% decrease
  39. 30% decrease
  40. 50

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