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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 15 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹327. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 51% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 62% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 775. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 55% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 104% decrease (d) 104% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 48% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹716. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 21% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 10% decrease
  3. 95
  4. 9
  5. 47% decrease
  6. 60
  7. 14% decrease
  8. 6
  9. 58
  10. 20
  11. 34% decrease
  12. 40
  13. 72
  14. 66
  15. 32
  16. 6% decrease
  17. 55% increase
  18. 6
  19. 49
  20. 62% increase
  21. 100
  22. 85% increase
  23. 55% increase
  24. 50
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 18
  27. 20% decrease
  28. 94% increase
  29. 75% increase
  30. 10
  31. 80% increase
  32. 52% increase
  33. 18
  34. 24
  35. 40
  36. 95
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 79
  39. 32
  40. 14% increase

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