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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 184 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 226. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 26% increase
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹477. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 19% increase (d) 19% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 45% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 179. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 79% decrease (d) 89% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 31% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 70% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹608. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 5
  3. 92
  4. 13% increase
  5. 10
  6. 76
  7. 59
  8. 22
  9. 57
  10. 70
  11. 44
  12. 23% decrease
  13. 36
  14. 45
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 10
  18. 42
  19. 40% increase
  20. 45
  21. 5% increase
  22. 8% increase
  23. 20
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 76% increase
  26. 30
  27. 16
  28. 8
  29. 100
  30. 90% increase
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 79% increase
  33. 45
  34. 31% decrease
  35. 10
  36. 100
  37. 50
  38. 70% increase
  39. 52
  40. 5% decrease

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