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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 175 · 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 ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 102% increase (d) 102% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹543. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 85% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 825. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 576. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 700. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 75% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 382. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 101% increase (c) 91% decrease (d) 91% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 89% increase (d) 99% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% decrease (b) 102% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 6
  3. 32% decrease
  4. 30% decrease
  5. 10
  6. 11% decrease
  7. 36% decrease
  8. 92% increase
  9. 6
  10. 100
  11. 40
  12. 81
  13. 85% increase
  14. 74
  15. 65% increase
  16. 70
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 44% increase
  19. 20% increase
  20. 75% increase
  21. 42
  22. 91% increase
  23. 29
  24. 68
  25. 28
  26. 16
  27. 51
  28. 75% increase
  29. 89% increase
  30. 99
  31. 39
  32. 99
  33. 12
  34. 21
  35. 92% increase
  36. 13
  37. 22
  38. 70
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 100

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