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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 122 · 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 ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹748. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% decrease (c) 1% increase (d) 5% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 80% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹410. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 30
  3. 20
  4. 45% decrease
  5. 7
  6. 10
  7. 58
  8. 26
  9. 87
  10. 5% increase
  11. 47
  12. 50% decrease
  13. 35% decrease
  14. 70% increase
  15. 35
  16. 10
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 18
  19. 20
  20. 95
  21. 10
  22. 6
  23. 85
  24. 30
  25. 5
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 75
  28. 5
  29. 48
  30. 100
  31. 32% increase
  32. 92
  33. 44% increase
  34. 50% decrease
  35. 36
  36. 10
  37. 88% increase
  38. 16% increase
  39. 30
  40. 40

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