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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 2 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 98% decrease (c) 108% increase (d) 98% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 736. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 40% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 67% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 157. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 42% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 376. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% decrease

Answer key

  1. 94
  2. 98% increase
  3. 84% increase
  4. 66
  5. 17
  6. 38
  7. 60% decrease
  8. 30
  9. 39% decrease
  10. 84% increase
  11. 51
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 55% increase
  14. 20
  15. 25
  16. 30
  17. 40
  18. 60
  19. 46
  20. 57% decrease
  21. 20
  22. 20
  23. 57
  24. 23
  25. 57% increase
  26. 34
  27. 42
  28. 56% decrease
  29. 70
  30. 76
  31. 20
  32. 100
  33. 42
  34. 18
  35. 50
  36. 70% increase
  37. 14% increase
  38. 6% decrease
  39. 40
  40. 30% decrease

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