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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 137 · 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 toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 32% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 93% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 93% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 16% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% increase
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 3% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 96% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 26
  3. 60% increase
  4. 32% decrease
  5. 21
  6. 30% decrease
  7. 46
  8. 76% increase
  9. 83% increase
  10. 56% decrease
  11. 45
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 56
  14. 84% increase
  15. 25
  16. 15
  17. 58% decrease
  18. 32
  19. 62
  20. 32
  21. 21% decrease
  22. 48
  23. 5% decrease
  24. 16% decrease
  25. 45
  26. 8
  27. 60% increase
  28. 5
  29. 18% increase
  30. 86
  31. 10
  32. 30
  33. 80
  34. 60
  35. 12% decrease
  36. 80% increase
  37. 32
  38. 44
  39. 34% decrease
  40. 85

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