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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 14 · 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 ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 102% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 102% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 80% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 945. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 89% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 89% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 167. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 77% decrease (c) 77% increase (d) 67% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% increase
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 29% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 22
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 10% increase
  5. 16
  6. 30
  7. 32
  8. 52% decrease
  9. 92% increase
  10. 31
  11. 25
  12. 54
  13. 80% increase
  14. 89% increase
  15. 55% decrease
  16. 6
  17. 95
  18. 68
  19. 67% increase
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 25
  22. 35
  23. 60% increase
  24. 15
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 16
  27. 73
  28. 18% decrease
  29. 60% decrease
  30. 28
  31. 100% increase
  32. 28
  33. 35
  34. 98
  35. 16% increase
  36. 55
  37. 45
  38. 36
  39. 78
  40. 58% decrease

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