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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 243 · 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.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹775. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 549. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 83% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹334. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹334. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 33% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 55
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 14
  5. 26
  6. 52
  7. 25% increase
  8. 22
  9. 45
  10. 65% increase
  11. 34
  12. 100% increase
  13. 22
  14. 83% increase
  15. 76% increase
  16. 50
  17. 25% increase
  18. 10% increase
  19. 14
  20. 60
  21. 52
  22. 67
  23. 88% increase
  24. 78
  25. 6% decrease
  26. 54
  27. 45
  28. 50
  29. 33
  30. 6% increase
  31. 30
  32. 67
  33. 85
  34. 36
  35. 55% increase
  36. 27
  37. 15
  38. 44
  39. 76
  40. 34

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