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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 127 · 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 football changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹850. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 147. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 459. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 94% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 6% increase
  3. 40% increase
  4. 48
  5. 64
  6. 14
  7. 18
  8. 95% increase
  9. 70
  10. 51% decrease
  11. 35% decrease
  12. 12% decrease
  13. 53% increase
  14. 75
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 35
  17. 52
  18. 47% decrease
  19. 42
  20. 8% decrease
  21. 57
  22. 48
  23. 28% increase
  24. 36
  25. 38
  26. 34% increase
  27. 40
  28. 28
  29. 6% decrease
  30. 14
  31. 50% decrease
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 24
  34. 44
  35. 50
  36. 50% decrease
  37. 35
  38. 100
  39. 30
  40. 70

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