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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 967 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 525. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 772. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 93% increase (d) 93% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 78% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 10% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 86% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 90% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 55% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 40
  3. 25
  4. 19% increase
  5. 55
  6. 5% increase
  7. 30
  8. 50
  9. 90% increase
  10. 31% decrease
  11. 86
  12. 16
  13. 32% decrease
  14. 28% decrease
  15. 93% increase
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 52% decrease
  18. 32
  19. 52% increase
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 76% increase
  22. 25
  23. 38
  24. 58
  25. 32
  26. 44
  27. 10
  28. 90% increase
  29. 32
  30. 84% increase
  31. 40
  32. 56
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 10
  35. 5
  36. 62
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 28
  39. 30
  40. 10% decrease

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