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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 178 · 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 ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 18% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 27% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 616. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹640. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 13% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 63% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 84% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 8% increase
  3. 45% decrease
  4. 44
  5. 12% increase
  6. 76
  7. 55
  8. 78
  9. 40
  10. 40
  11. 10
  12. 10
  13. 55% increase
  14. 55% increase
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 43
  17. 30
  18. 50
  19. 100
  20. 30
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 42
  23. 54% increase
  24. 95
  25. 32
  26. 25% decrease
  27. 52% decrease
  28. 28
  29. 20
  30. 30% decrease
  31. 32
  32. 26% increase
  33. 72
  34. 55% decrease
  35. 21% decrease
  36. 85
  37. 44
  38. 85
  39. 35
  40. 84% increase

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