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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 261 · 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 toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 78% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 16% increase
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹696. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹820. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 2% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 90
  3. 27
  4. 60% decrease
  5. 10% increase
  6. 100% increase
  7. 15
  8. 16
  9. 5
  10. 20
  11. 52% decrease
  12. 48
  13. 20% increase
  14. 15
  15. 45
  16. 24
  17. 16% decrease
  18. 14
  19. 74
  20. 18% decrease
  21. 26% decrease
  22. 15% decrease
  23. 48
  24. 30% decrease
  25. 64
  26. 25% increase
  27. 5% increase
  28. 75% increase
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 55
  31. 25% increase
  32. 90% increase
  33. 100
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 58
  36. 55% increase
  37. 30% decrease
  38. 60
  39. 92
  40. 90

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