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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 215 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% increase
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 68% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 426. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹935. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 238. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 24% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 488. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 60% increase
  3. 69
  4. 14% decrease
  5. 60
  6. 50
  7. 35
  8. 55% increase
  9. 15
  10. 68% increase
  11. 55
  12. 42% increase
  13. 25
  14. 15% decrease
  15. 15
  16. 59% decrease
  17. 10
  18. 35
  19. 14
  20. 24
  21. 30
  22. 40% increase
  23. 45% decrease
  24. 20
  25. 44
  26. 34
  27. 87
  28. 34
  29. 19% increase
  30. 8% increase
  31. 57% decrease
  32. 15% increase
  33. 54
  34. 10
  35. 72
  36. 22% increase
  37. 90
  38. 45% decrease
  39. 30
  40. 27

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