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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 98 · 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 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% increase
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 41% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 708. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 77% increase (d) 77% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 32% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 575. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 75% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% increase
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 70% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 23
  3. 70
  4. 48
  5. 24
  6. 22% decrease
  7. 25% decrease
  8. 97
  9. 31% decrease
  10. 77% increase
  11. 42
  12. 58
  13. 50% decrease
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 80% increase
  16. 15% increase
  17. 13
  18. 16% decrease
  19. 48% decrease
  20. 30
  21. 46
  22. 65
  23. 8
  24. 45
  25. 50
  26. 80
  27. 10
  28. 24% decrease
  29. 45
  30. 40
  31. 18
  32. 30% increase
  33. 33
  34. 48
  35. 44% decrease
  36. 85% increase
  37. 40
  38. 28% decrease
  39. 19
  40. 55

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