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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 206 · 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 ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 12% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹471. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% increase
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 51% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 66% increase
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 25% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 25% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% increase
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 5
  3. 30
  4. 15% increase
  5. 26
  6. 23
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 95% increase
  9. 45
  10. 40
  11. 35% increase
  12. 88
  13. 15
  14. 60% increase
  15. 57
  16. 36% increase
  17. 42
  18. 15% increase
  19. 40% decrease
  20. 30
  21. 50
  22. 41% decrease
  23. 5
  24. 100
  25. 85
  26. 8
  27. 66% increase
  28. 58
  29. 5
  30. 68
  31. 42
  32. 95% increase
  33. 51
  34. 35% decrease
  35. 25% decrease
  36. 25% increase
  37. 24
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 55% decrease
  40. 85

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