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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 271 · 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 torch changes from ₹250 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹855. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 80% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 15% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 34% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹880. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 78% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 50% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹471. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 40
  3. 40
  4. 89% increase
  5. 52
  6. 40
  7. 71
  8. 80
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 36
  11. 50
  12. 5% decrease
  13. 80% increase
  14. 14
  15. 60
  16. 35
  17. 82
  18. 90
  19. 44
  20. 5% increase
  21. 65% increase
  22. 90
  23. 28
  24. 55
  25. 41
  26. 20
  27. 34% decrease
  28. 42
  29. 100
  30. 54% decrease
  31. 100% increase
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 70% increase
  34. 50
  35. 76
  36. 50% decrease
  37. 26% decrease
  38. 50% increase
  39. 75
  40. 57

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