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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 115 · 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 toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 87% increase (d) 58% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 12
  3. 8% decrease
  4. 48
  5. 10
  6. 60% decrease
  7. 10
  8. 25
  9. 52
  10. 10
  11. 34
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 90
  14. 57
  15. 28
  16. 24% increase
  17. 28% decrease
  18. 22% decrease
  19. 8
  20. 65% increase
  21. 60% decrease
  22. 5
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 21% decrease
  25. 20
  26. 96
  27. 55
  28. 75
  29. 36% decrease
  30. 96
  31. 10
  32. 57
  33. 16
  34. 30% increase
  35. 20
  36. 58% decrease
  37. 20
  38. 60
  39. 23% increase
  40. 35

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