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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 23 · 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 ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 522. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 74% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹776. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 50% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 18% increase
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 321. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 7% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 18% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 34% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹695. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 56% increase
  3. 46
  4. 74% increase
  5. 95
  6. 94
  7. 50% increase
  8. 45
  9. 62
  10. 32% decrease
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 15% increase
  13. 36
  14. 90
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 35
  17. 10
  18. 60
  19. 5% increase
  20. 7% increase
  21. 12% increase
  22. 50
  23. 60
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 24% decrease
  30. 56
  31. 20
  32. 83
  33. 25% increase
  34. 10
  35. 60
  36. 39
  37. 44
  38. 45
  39. 12% increase
  40. 50

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