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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 143 · 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 ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 605. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 990. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 108% decrease (d) 108% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 22% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 89% increase (d) 99% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 226. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹357. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹322. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 23% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 65% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 472. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 72% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 32% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 10% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 24% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹459. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 10% decrease
  3. 26
  4. 21% increase
  5. 95
  6. 32
  7. 35
  8. 40
  9. 98% increase
  10. 12% decrease
  11. 89% increase
  12. 52
  13. 30
  14. 10% increase
  15. 54
  16. 64
  17. 13% increase
  18. 19
  19. 85
  20. 61
  21. 23% decrease
  22. 62
  23. 92
  24. 10% increase
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 10
  27. 45
  28. 65% increase
  29. 28
  30. 60% increase
  31. 18% increase
  32. 38% decrease
  33. 25% decrease
  34. 32% increase
  35. 10% decrease
  36. 50
  37. 24% decrease
  38. 53
  39. 10
  40. 40

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