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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 983 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 890. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 88% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 995. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 109% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 109% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 53
  2. 14% decrease
  3. 25% increase
  4. 29% decrease
  5. 11
  6. 18
  7. 28% decrease
  8. 44
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 17% increase
  11. 20
  12. 33% decrease
  13. 54% decrease
  14. 62% increase
  15. 36% decrease
  16. 88% increase
  17. 46
  18. 74
  19. 50
  20. 78% increase
  21. 8% decrease
  22. 5
  23. 95
  24. 100
  25. 43
  26. 5
  27. 34
  28. 75
  29. 20% decrease
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 46
  32. 11% decrease
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 99% increase
  35. 80
  36. 25
  37. 70% increase
  38. 60
  39. 14
  40. 7

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