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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 181 · 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 kite changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 18% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 14% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹925. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 23% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹218. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 46% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 65
  3. 19
  4. 35
  5. 95
  6. 32
  7. 5% decrease
  8. 22
  9. 40
  10. 15
  11. 30% increase
  12. 11% increase
  13. 18% increase
  14. 43
  15. 14% increase
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 10% decrease
  18. 38% decrease
  19. 70
  20. 30% increase
  21. 68% increase
  22. 60
  23. 9
  24. 13
  25. 26
  26. 85
  27. 70
  28. 23% decrease
  29. 9
  30. 80
  31. 22% decrease
  32. 46% decrease
  33. 86
  34. 60
  35. 20
  36. 14
  37. 8
  38. 62
  39. 47% decrease
  40. 95

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