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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 94 · 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 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% increase
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 40% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 92% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 65% increase
  2. 18% increase
  3. 75% increase
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 22% increase
  6. 26% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 52
  9. 10
  10. 84% increase
  11. 6% decrease
  12. 23% decrease
  13. 70
  14. 60
  15. 25
  16. 24
  17. 84% increase
  18. 60
  19. 30
  20. 32% increase
  21. 28
  22. 36
  23. 14
  24. 74% increase
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 15% increase
  27. 50
  28. 37
  29. 42
  30. 52
  31. 58
  32. 24% increase
  33. 7% decrease
  34. 51
  35. 35% decrease
  36. 7
  37. 82
  38. 90
  39. 23% decrease
  40. 32

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