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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 20 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 455. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 92% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 18% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 845. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 79% increase (c) 79% decrease (d) 69% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 580. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 24% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 61% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 55% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 712. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 374. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 87% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 48
  3. 37% decrease
  4. 16% decrease
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 44
  7. 76
  8. 66
  9. 24% decrease
  10. 75
  11. 82% increase
  12. 18% increase
  13. 69% increase
  14. 45% increase
  15. 45% increase
  16. 32
  17. 40
  18. 24% increase
  19. 50% increase
  20. 15% decrease
  21. 55% increase
  22. 12% increase
  23. 58% increase
  24. 15
  25. 35% increase
  26. 51% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 14
  29. 45% decrease
  30. 78% increase
  31. 54% decrease
  32. 85
  33. 66
  34. 25
  35. 28
  36. 100
  37. 20
  38. 5
  39. 87% increase
  40. 8

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