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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 27 · 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 table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 52% increase
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 63% increase (d) 53% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹565. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 22% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹684. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 47
  3. 48% decrease
  4. 26
  5. 65% increase
  6. 5
  7. 42% decrease
  8. 41% increase
  9. 5
  10. 46
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 53% decrease
  13. 45
  14. 36% increase
  15. 20
  16. 52% decrease
  17. 8% decrease
  18. 25% increase
  19. 52
  20. 48
  21. 56
  22. 25
  23. 35
  24. 35% decrease
  25. 45
  26. 40% increase
  27. 8% decrease
  28. 25% decrease
  29. 13
  30. 66
  31. 8% increase
  32. 74
  33. 25
  34. 30% decrease
  35. 12
  36. 32% increase
  37. 22% increase
  38. 80
  39. 71
  40. 12

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