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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 921 · 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 storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹675. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 10% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 24% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 636. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% decrease (d) 69% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 45% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 720. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹438. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 80% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹890. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 84% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 8
  4. 18
  5. 51% decrease
  6. 52
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 50
  9. 65
  10. 45% decrease
  11. 24% decrease
  12. 70
  13. 54
  14. 59% increase
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 45% decrease
  17. 44% increase
  18. 35% increase
  19. 40% increase
  20. 20
  21. 5% decrease
  22. 46
  23. 50% decrease
  24. 22
  25. 70% increase
  26. 84
  27. 72
  28. 56
  29. 28% increase
  30. 36
  31. 16% decrease
  32. 10% increase
  33. 78
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 50
  36. 84% increase
  37. 30% decrease
  38. 72% increase
  39. 70
  40. 53% decrease

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