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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 131 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 107. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 17% increase
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 64% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 19% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase

Answer key

  1. 43
  2. 15
  3. 70% increase
  4. 15
  5. 5% increase
  6. 25
  7. 38
  8. 32
  9. 60% increase
  10. 41
  11. 80
  12. 50
  13. 86
  14. 14% decrease
  15. 88
  16. 98% increase
  17. 73
  18. 55
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 20% increase
  22. 76
  23. 95
  24. 99
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 30
  27. 6
  28. 90
  29. 7% increase
  30. 60
  31. 5
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 45% decrease
  34. 64% increase
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 19% decrease
  37. 35% increase
  38. 85
  39. 60
  40. 12% increase

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