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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 195 · 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.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 785. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 6% increase
  2. 36
  3. 26
  4. 25
  5. 20
  6. 11% decrease
  7. 47% decrease
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 100% increase
  10. 44
  11. 37% decrease
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 52
  14. 33
  15. 60
  16. 44
  17. 8
  18. 60
  19. 25
  20. 54
  21. 25
  22. 42
  23. 16
  24. 60
  25. 100
  26. 42
  27. 95
  28. 35
  29. 20% decrease
  30. 45
  31. 30
  32. 5
  33. 82
  34. 10
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 59% decrease
  37. 57% increase
  38. 56
  39. 5
  40. 29

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