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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 954 · 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 toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 108% increase (d) 108% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 20% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 68% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 175. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹519. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 43
  2. 48% decrease
  3. 22
  4. 98% increase
  5. 75% increase
  6. 32
  7. 10
  8. 12% increase
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 48
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 37% decrease
  15. 34% decrease
  16. 45
  17. 100
  18. 100
  19. 48% decrease
  20. 28
  21. 45
  22. 14
  23. 66
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 75% increase
  26. 30% increase
  27. 50% increase
  28. 48
  29. 5% decrease
  30. 80
  31. 25
  32. 88
  33. 73
  34. 20% increase
  35. 46
  36. 36% decrease
  37. 30% increase
  38. 31% decrease
  39. 20
  40. 75

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