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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 198 · 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 toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 105% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹507. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 5% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 34% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 675. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 35% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 544. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 46% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 25% decrease
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 95% increase
  5. 69
  6. 74
  7. 31
  8. 10
  9. 19
  10. 66% increase
  11. 60
  12. 73
  13. 70% increase
  14. 25% increase
  15. 55
  16. 75
  17. 42
  18. 45
  19. 5% decrease
  20. 53
  21. 30
  22. 55% decrease
  23. 29
  24. 85% increase
  25. 35% increase
  26. 36% increase
  27. 15% increase
  28. 10% increase
  29. 40
  30. 10
  31. 10
  32. 55
  33. 37
  34. 30
  35. 45
  36. 49
  37. 72
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 12
  40. 43

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