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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 120 · 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 ₹100 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹496. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 30% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 56% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 21% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 48% increase
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 65% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 48% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹321. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 73. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 15% increase

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 22
  3. 10
  4. 55% decrease
  5. 88
  6. 24
  7. 98
  8. 36
  9. 74
  10. 30% increase
  11. 26
  12. 91
  13. 70% increase
  14. 34% decrease
  15. 38% increase
  16. 86% increase
  17. 15
  18. 15% increase
  19. 5
  20. 80% increase
  21. 95
  22. 21% decrease
  23. 85% increase
  24. 16
  25. 40% increase
  26. 20
  27. 45
  28. 65% increase
  29. 100
  30. 16% decrease
  31. 7
  32. 45
  33. 20
  34. 40
  35. 98
  36. 20
  37. 74
  38. 46% increase
  39. 32
  40. 5% increase

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