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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 19 · 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 football changes from ₹300 to ₹501. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 47% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 24% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹426. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 6% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 35% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 3% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 474. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 68% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 455. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 35% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 67
  2. 94% increase
  3. 22% decrease
  4. 18% increase
  5. 80
  6. 85
  7. 60
  8. 16% decrease
  9. 68
  10. 20
  11. 42
  12. 6% increase
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 13
  16. 20
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 35% increase
  19. 6% decrease
  20. 92
  21. 58
  22. 57% decrease
  23. 20
  24. 42
  25. 30
  26. 58% increase
  27. 35
  28. 42
  29. 9% decrease
  30. 10
  31. 10
  32. 12% increase
  33. 72
  34. 80
  35. 15% decrease
  36. 26
  37. 76% increase
  38. 35% increase
  39. 10
  40. 100

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