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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 160 · 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 ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 4% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 80% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 710. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹645. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 40% increase
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% increase
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 84% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 573. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 101% increase (c) 101% decrease (d) 91% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 72% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 20% increase
  3. 44
  4. 70% increase
  5. 30
  6. 64
  7. 42% increase
  8. 84% increase
  9. 29
  10. 5% decrease
  11. 44
  12. 12
  13. 14% decrease
  14. 50% increase
  15. 83
  16. 40% increase
  17. 80
  18. 46% decrease
  19. 59
  20. 12% decrease
  21. 8% decrease
  22. 24
  23. 10
  24. 10
  25. 84% increase
  26. 15
  27. 91% increase
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 58
  30. 60% decrease
  31. 62% increase
  32. 50
  33. 40% increase
  34. 55
  35. 16% increase
  36. 55
  37. 42
  38. 45
  39. 24
  40. 28

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