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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 103 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 69% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 735. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 95% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 536. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 507. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 79% decrease (d) 79% increase
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 121. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 21% increase

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 80
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 75
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 40
  7. 60
  8. 12% decrease
  9. 30% increase
  10. 80
  11. 30
  12. 59% decrease
  13. 42% decrease
  14. 60
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 30
  17. 50
  18. 35
  19. 47% increase
  20. 41
  21. 10% increase
  22. 16
  23. 25
  24. 85% increase
  25. 10
  26. 85
  27. 20
  28. 55% decrease
  29. 12
  30. 10% decrease
  31. 42% decrease
  32. 98
  33. 34% increase
  34. 90
  35. 16
  36. 69% increase
  37. 32
  38. 30
  39. 96
  40. 21% increase

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