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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 224 · 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 torch changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 65% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 43% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 75% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 39% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 710. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 768. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 102% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 12
  3. 40
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 100
  6. 20
  7. 30% increase
  8. 68
  9. 20
  10. 65% increase
  11. 86% increase
  12. 75% increase
  13. 13% decrease
  14. 59
  15. 5% increase
  16. 16
  17. 16% decrease
  18. 22
  19. 42% increase
  20. 35
  21. 19
  22. 28
  23. 84% increase
  24. 8
  25. 10
  26. 35
  27. 92% increase
  28. 8% decrease
  29. 40% decrease
  30. 70% increase
  31. 70
  32. 50
  33. 14
  34. 40
  35. 25
  36. 30% decrease
  37. 17
  38. 32
  39. 96
  40. 10

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