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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 185 · 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 table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹524. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹775. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 80% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 107. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 7% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 4% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹333. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 17% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease

Answer key

  1. 52
  2. 57% decrease
  3. 31
  4. 9
  5. 59
  6. 27
  7. 41
  8. 15% decrease
  9. 10
  10. 25% decrease
  11. 24% decrease
  12. 60% increase
  13. 55
  14. 44
  15. 90% increase
  16. 34
  17. 50% increase
  18. 80% increase
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 7% increase
  21. 50
  22. 10% increase
  23. 16% increase
  24. 11
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 64
  28. 17
  29. 44
  30. 14% decrease
  31. 15
  32. 21% decrease
  33. 100
  34. 10
  35. 50
  36. 64
  37. 24
  38. 68% increase
  39. 15% decrease
  40. 7% decrease

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