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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 18 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 530. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹58. 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.A number changes from 300 to 567. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 99% increase (c) 89% decrease (d) 99% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 40% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 292. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 37% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹752. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 9% decrease
  3. 80
  4. 56% decrease
  5. 36
  6. 6% increase
  7. 16
  8. 95% increase
  9. 89% increase
  10. 65
  11. 12
  12. 20
  13. 30% decrease
  14. 5% decrease
  15. 9% decrease
  16. 30% increase
  17. 58% decrease
  18. 8% decrease
  19. 22
  20. 30
  21. 85
  22. 10
  23. 40% decrease
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 18% increase
  26. 35
  27. 36
  28. 26
  29. 44% decrease
  30. 22% decrease
  31. 18
  32. 30
  33. 50
  34. 27% decrease
  35. 45
  36. 88
  37. 41% decrease
  38. 41% increase
  39. 52
  40. 35

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