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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 189 · 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 ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹214. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 21% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹945. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 20
  3. 53
  4. 14
  5. 48
  6. 100
  7. 15
  8. 88% increase
  9. 55
  10. 15
  11. 56
  12. 7
  13. 8% decrease
  14. 35
  15. 90
  16. 15
  17. 30% decrease
  18. 15
  19. 64
  20. 50% decrease
  21. 64
  22. 6
  23. 7% decrease
  24. 5% decrease
  25. 13
  26. 90
  27. 50% decrease
  28. 89
  29. 82
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 53
  32. 8
  33. 40
  34. 6
  35. 95% increase
  36. 24
  37. 20% decrease
  38. 28
  39. 26
  40. 5

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