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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 990 · 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 100 to 175. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 55% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 157. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 384. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 102% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 21% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 9% increase
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 45% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹346. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 68% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 464. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease

Answer key

  1. 75% increase
  2. 100
  3. 20
  4. 10
  5. 40
  6. 6
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 50
  9. 26
  10. 95
  11. 14% decrease
  12. 32
  13. 5
  14. 36
  15. 52
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 55% increase
  18. 29
  19. 57% increase
  20. 32
  21. 92% increase
  22. 40
  23. 42% increase
  24. 18% increase
  25. 60
  26. 35
  27. 23
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 30% increase
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 80
  32. 35% increase
  33. 40
  34. 57% decrease
  35. 23
  36. 73
  37. 20
  38. 37% decrease
  39. 85% increase
  40. 16% increase

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