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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 17 · 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 ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 4% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹550. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹298. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 36% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 90% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹945. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 24% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹327. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 67% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 52% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 25
  3. 100
  4. 5% decrease
  5. 5
  6. 5% increase
  7. 32
  8. 95% increase
  9. 15
  10. 34
  11. 10
  12. 49
  13. 40
  14. 70
  15. 86
  16. 75
  17. 52% decrease
  18. 15
  19. 28
  20. 36
  21. 35
  22. 12
  23. 12% decrease
  24. 80% increase
  25. 44
  26. 89
  27. 55% increase
  28. 94
  29. 55
  30. 5
  31. 36
  32. 60% increase
  33. 5
  34. 20% increase
  35. 15
  36. 29
  37. 90% increase
  38. 9
  39. 57% decrease
  40. 52% increase

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