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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 239 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 214. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 426. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 34% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 48% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹900. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 730. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 616. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 54% increase
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 60
  3. 10% increase
  4. 68
  5. 52% decrease
  6. 7% increase
  7. 20
  8. 46
  9. 14
  10. 60
  11. 30% increase
  12. 60
  13. 42% increase
  14. 100
  15. 21
  16. 90
  17. 100% increase
  18. 5
  19. 34% decrease
  20. 5
  21. 14% increase
  22. 48% increase
  23. 58
  24. 80
  25. 10% increase
  26. 25% decrease
  27. 60
  28. 46% increase
  29. 50% increase
  30. 6% increase
  31. 36
  32. 54% increase
  33. 8
  34. 76
  35. 8% decrease
  36. 24
  37. 40
  38. 22% increase
  39. 15
  40. 40

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