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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 22 · 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 football changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 17% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 525. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 75% increase
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 76% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 36% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 90% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 87% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 157. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 67% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 20% increase

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 5
  3. 82
  4. 30% decrease
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 17% decrease
  8. 44
  9. 40% decrease
  10. 68
  11. 5
  12. 75% increase
  13. 45
  14. 6
  15. 76% increase
  16. 32% decrease
  17. 100
  18. 85
  19. 25% increase
  20. 22
  21. 24% increase
  22. 26% increase
  23. 90% increase
  24. 40
  25. 95
  26. 53
  27. 60% decrease
  28. 35
  29. 58% decrease
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 23
  32. 10
  33. 30
  34. 84% increase
  35. 90% increase
  36. 58% decrease
  37. 57% increase
  38. 26% decrease
  39. 11
  40. 40% increase

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