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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 259 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 8% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 75% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹139. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 635. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 37% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 17% increase
  3. 60
  4. 10
  5. 20% increase
  6. 80
  7. 90
  8. 20
  9. 52
  10. 6% decrease
  11. 60% decrease
  12. 16% increase
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 75% increase
  15. 56% increase
  16. 50
  17. 40
  18. 80
  19. 75
  20. 84% increase
  21. 45% increase
  22. 100
  23. 44
  24. 10
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 76% increase
  27. 30% increase
  28. 65% increase
  29. 60
  30. 39
  31. 51% decrease
  32. 20
  33. 22% decrease
  34. 55
  35. 8
  36. 27% increase
  37. 18
  38. 16% decrease
  39. 24
  40. 25

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