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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 168 · 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 ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 35% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 113. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 35% increase
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 78% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 16% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 17% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 75% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹716. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 36
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 39
  5. 22% increase
  6. 25% decrease
  7. 24
  8. 13% increase
  9. 25
  10. 25% decrease
  11. 92
  12. 13% decrease
  13. 11
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 87
  16. 5
  17. 65% increase
  18. 80% increase
  19. 34
  20. 16% decrease
  21. 60% decrease
  22. 40
  23. 85% increase
  24. 76
  25. 10
  26. 55
  27. 30
  28. 66
  29. 75% increase
  30. 22
  31. 8
  32. 75% increase
  33. 55% decrease
  34. 30
  35. 79
  36. 25
  37. 30
  38. 8
  39. 34
  40. 25

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