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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 202 · 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 kite changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 26% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 66% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 90% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 103% increase (c) 93% decrease (d) 103% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 516. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 20% increase

Answer key

  1. 34
  2. 35
  3. 5
  4. 28
  5. 36
  6. 48
  7. 40
  8. 5
  9. 25% decrease
  10. 45
  11. 46
  12. 52% increase
  13. 34
  14. 92
  15. 56
  16. 45
  17. 16% decrease
  18. 62
  19. 56% increase
  20. 28
  21. 40
  22. 75% increase
  23. 55
  24. 8
  25. 60
  26. 90% increase
  27. 93% increase
  28. 25
  29. 55% increase
  30. 33
  31. 72% increase
  32. 31
  33. 10% decrease
  34. 44
  35. 52
  36. 91
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 35
  39. 10
  40. 20% increase

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