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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 191 · 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 school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 64% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 35% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 78% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 865. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 83% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 5
  3. 50
  4. 18
  5. 44
  6. 55% increase
  7. 38
  8. 45% decrease
  9. 80% increase
  10. 50% increase
  11. 70
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 25% increase
  14. 40% increase
  15. 20% increase
  16. 35
  17. 65
  18. 5
  19. 50
  20. 40
  21. 46% decrease
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 65% increase
  24. 15% increase
  25. 37
  26. 85
  27. 36% increase
  28. 60
  29. 35
  30. 56
  31. 24
  32. 36% decrease
  33. 24% decrease
  34. 73% increase
  35. 53% increase
  36. 5% decrease
  37. 10% increase
  38. 46
  39. 15
  40. 52

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