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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 247 · 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 ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 104% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 870. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 218. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 33% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 22% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 62% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 60
  3. 5
  4. 60
  5. 85% increase
  6. 45% decrease
  7. 24
  8. 6
  9. 12
  10. 28
  11. 25% decrease
  12. 23
  13. 94% increase
  14. 40
  15. 86
  16. 8
  17. 58% decrease
  18. 25% decrease
  19. 50
  20. 74% increase
  21. 20
  22. 8
  23. 10
  24. 55
  25. 9% increase
  26. 25% decrease
  27. 65
  28. 10
  29. 30
  30. 33% decrease
  31. 11% decrease
  32. 35% decrease
  33. 29
  34. 6
  35. 75
  36. 44
  37. 62% increase
  38. 68% increase
  39. 55
  40. 39

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