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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 123 · 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 ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 525. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 58% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% increase
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 44% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 9% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 96% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 33% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 522. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 74% decrease

Answer key

  1. 86
  2. 30
  3. 30
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 40% increase
  6. 55% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 16% decrease
  9. 75% increase
  10. 32
  11. 30
  12. 33
  13. 80
  14. 48% decrease
  15. 30% decrease
  16. 61
  17. 22% increase
  18. 72
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 33
  21. 30% decrease
  22. 6% increase
  23. 10
  24. 25
  25. 96% increase
  26. 29
  27. 30
  28. 35% increase
  29. 8% decrease
  30. 80% increase
  31. 68
  32. 20
  33. 10
  34. 25% increase
  35. 32% increase
  36. 11% decrease
  37. 20
  38. 60
  39. 90
  40. 74% increase

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