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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 214 · 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 ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹545. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 411. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 37% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 92% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 489. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 73% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 9% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 615. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 45
  3. 30% decrease
  4. 58
  5. 20
  6. 42
  7. 38% increase
  8. 42
  9. 8% decrease
  10. 70% increase
  11. 95
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 9
  15. 30
  16. 60
  17. 28% decrease
  18. 37% increase
  19. 5
  20. 92% increase
  21. 28
  22. 17
  23. 38
  24. 28% decrease
  25. 25% decrease
  26. 35% increase
  27. 52% increase
  28. 10
  29. 58% increase
  30. 63% increase
  31. 32% increase
  32. 18% decrease
  33. 30
  34. 44% decrease
  35. 44
  36. 34
  37. 23% increase
  38. 10% increase
  39. 70
  40. 80

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