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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 25 · 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 school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 20% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% increase
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 546. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 72% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹965. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹133. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 55
  3. 10% decrease
  4. 20% increase
  5. 10
  6. 52% decrease
  7. 12
  8. 65% increase
  9. 40
  10. 82% increase
  11. 5
  12. 46
  13. 10% decrease
  14. 22
  15. 12
  16. 72
  17. 15% decrease
  18. 44
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. 90
  22. 16% decrease
  23. 36% increase
  24. 14
  25. 55
  26. 6
  27. 48% decrease
  28. 20
  29. 5% increase
  30. 10% increase
  31. 80
  32. 56
  33. 52
  34. 20% decrease
  35. 93
  36. 97
  37. 33
  38. 24
  39. 32
  40. 28

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