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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 232 · 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 ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹322. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹820. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 62
  4. 48
  5. 43
  6. 30
  7. 38
  8. 28
  9. 61
  10. 30
  11. 55% increase
  12. 20
  13. 59% increase
  14. 54
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 18
  17. 10
  18. 45% decrease
  19. 20
  20. 8
  21. 6
  22. 50% decrease
  23. 55
  24. 72
  25. 71
  26. 50
  27. 20
  28. 95
  29. 5
  30. 10
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 17
  34. 34% decrease
  35. 10
  36. 50
  37. 86
  38. 85
  39. 24% decrease
  40. 64

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