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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 174 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 12% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 88% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 39% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 90% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 17
  3. 60% decrease
  4. 100% increase
  5. 33
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 76
  8. 10
  9. 49
  10. 60
  11. 6% decrease
  12. 15
  13. 35
  14. 24
  15. 10
  16. 38% decrease
  17. 12% decrease
  18. 88% increase
  19. 100% increase
  20. 32
  21. 14
  22. 20
  23. 82
  24. 90% increase
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 90
  27. 29% increase
  28. 66
  29. 30% increase
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 90% increase
  32. 5
  33. 30
  34. 50
  35. 38
  36. 21
  37. 25
  38. 28
  39. 89
  40. 45% increase

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