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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 920 · 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 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 15% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 66% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹975. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 93% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹197. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 570. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 74% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 34% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 50% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 5% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% increase

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 31
  3. 32% increase
  4. 61
  5. 15
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 16
  9. 44% increase
  10. 18
  11. 65
  12. 32% decrease
  13. 95
  14. 64
  15. 62% increase
  16. 50% increase
  17. 97
  18. 45% decrease
  19. 14% increase
  20. 45
  21. 25
  22. 15
  23. 52% decrease
  24. 57% decrease
  25. 74% increase
  26. 40
  27. 50
  28. 17% decrease
  29. 8% decrease
  30. 10% decrease
  31. 5% decrease
  32. 85
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 18
  35. 6
  36. 82
  37. 10% increase
  38. 48
  39. 5
  40. 35% increase

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