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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 200 · 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 table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 417. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 580. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹161. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 9% increase
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 46% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 528. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 86% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 43% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 39% increase
  3. 50% increase
  4. 35% decrease
  5. 96
  6. 57% decrease
  7. 88
  8. 30% decrease
  9. 48
  10. 12
  11. 16% increase
  12. 22
  13. 32% decrease
  14. 61
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 82
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 42
  19. 44
  20. 8% decrease
  21. 85% increase
  22. 54
  23. 90% increase
  24. 52
  25. 88
  26. 45
  27. 44% increase
  28. 32
  29. 8
  30. 30% increase
  31. 52% increase
  32. 55
  33. 15
  34. 57% decrease
  35. 50
  36. 46% decrease
  37. 28
  38. 76% increase
  39. 86% increase
  40. 36% decrease

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