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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 248 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 25% increase
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹496. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 7% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 736. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 35% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 436. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹960. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 76% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 12% decrease
  3. 25% decrease
  4. 51
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 32
  7. 54% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 56
  10. 45% increase
  11. 58
  12. 24
  13. 5% decrease
  14. 28% decrease
  15. 20
  16. 22
  17. 54
  18. 84% increase
  19. 35% decrease
  20. 38
  21. 6% decrease
  22. 46
  23. 35% increase
  24. 82
  25. 55
  26. 50
  27. 9% increase
  28. 95
  29. 21
  30. 20
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 32
  33. 20
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 68
  36. 5
  37. 13
  38. 30
  39. 92
  40. 66% increase

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