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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 976 · 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 torch changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 484. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 21% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 27% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 25% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% increase
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 485. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 104% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 104% increase
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 84% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 572. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 53% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 80% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 66% increase
  3. 7
  4. 21% increase
  5. 18% decrease
  6. 10
  7. 65
  8. 60
  9. 50
  10. 25% decrease
  11. 47% decrease
  12. 20
  13. 48% decrease
  14. 75
  15. 38
  16. 20
  17. 50% increase
  18. 28% increase
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 70
  21. 94% increase
  22. 45
  23. 89
  24. 50% decrease
  25. 25% decrease
  26. 96
  27. 10% decrease
  28. 32
  29. 70% increase
  30. 45
  31. 75
  32. 70
  33. 5% increase
  34. 43% increase
  35. 8% decrease
  36. 40% decrease
  37. 35
  38. 52
  39. 46
  40. 14

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