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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 207 · 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 toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 86% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 9% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹935. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 485. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 104% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 81% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 326. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 98% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 16% decrease
  3. 10
  4. 60
  5. 20
  6. 35
  7. 76% increase
  8. 64% increase
  9. 100% increase
  10. 24% decrease
  11. 35% increase
  12. 25% increase
  13. 9% decrease
  14. 28% decrease
  15. 8% increase
  16. 32% decrease
  17. 28
  18. 14
  19. 87
  20. 76% increase
  21. 38
  22. 94% increase
  23. 54% decrease
  24. 20
  25. 35
  26. 15
  27. 63% increase
  28. 10
  29. 46
  30. 94
  31. 65
  32. 58
  33. 44
  34. 15
  35. 75
  36. 10
  37. 35% decrease
  38. 98% increase
  39. 8
  40. 25% decrease

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