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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 177 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹179. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 358. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 79% decrease (d) 79% increase
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹381. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹127. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 102% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% increase
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 3% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 11% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 8% decrease

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 15
  3. 40
  4. 5
  5. 14
  6. 45% decrease
  7. 8
  8. 79
  9. 62
  10. 15% increase
  11. 20
  12. 48
  13. 78% increase
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 90
  16. 79% increase
  17. 17
  18. 90% increase
  19. 80
  20. 60% decrease
  21. 38
  22. 21
  23. 27
  24. 95
  25. 82% increase
  26. 27
  27. 45
  28. 92% increase
  29. 65% increase
  30. 54
  31. 40% decrease
  32. 23
  33. 42
  34. 60
  35. 6% increase
  36. 52% increase
  37. 44
  38. 22% decrease
  39. 48
  40. 8% increase

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