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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 10 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 47% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 784. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 106% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 22% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 44% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 25% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 28% increase
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 47% decrease
  3. 60
  4. 96% increase
  5. 7
  6. 44% decrease
  7. 34% increase
  8. 28% increase
  9. 11
  10. 25
  11. 45
  12. 30
  13. 29
  14. 86% increase
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 35
  17. 90
  18. 20% decrease
  19. 30% increase
  20. 40
  21. 28
  22. 20% increase
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 36
  25. 12
  26. 45
  27. 24
  28. 56% decrease
  29. 75
  30. 88
  31. 60
  32. 20% increase
  33. 36
  34. 93
  35. 15
  36. 35
  37. 72
  38. 16% decrease
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 56

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