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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 119 · 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 kite changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹399. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 455. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 82% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 82% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 44% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 59% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 42% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 830. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 66% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹815. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 55
  3. 30
  4. 52% decrease
  5. 80
  6. 50% decrease
  7. 85
  8. 33
  9. 55
  10. 5
  11. 32
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 82% increase
  14. 25
  15. 15
  16. 34% decrease
  17. 25% decrease
  18. 55
  19. 12
  20. 59% decrease
  21. 40
  22. 76% increase
  23. 52
  24. 54
  25. 42% decrease
  26. 19
  27. 15% increase
  28. 44% decrease
  29. 60% increase
  30. 55
  31. 45
  32. 10
  33. 66% increase
  34. 55% decrease
  35. 100% increase
  36. 84
  37. 16
  38. 20
  39. 35
  40. 63

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