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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 272 · 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 ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹447. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹199. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 69% decrease (d) 46% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 95% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 40% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 39% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 402. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹199. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 339. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹167. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 62
  3. 40
  4. 25% increase
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 49
  7. 20
  8. 20% increase
  9. 24% increase
  10. 48% decrease
  11. 99
  12. 55
  13. 24
  14. 43
  15. 5% increase
  16. 65
  17. 46% increase
  18. 95% increase
  19. 30% decrease
  20. 96
  21. 5% increase
  22. 15
  23. 60
  24. 5% decrease
  25. 65% increase
  26. 15% decrease
  27. 38
  28. 34% increase
  29. 11
  30. 50
  31. 15% increase
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 78
  34. 99
  35. 8% decrease
  36. 13% increase
  37. 22
  38. 40
  39. 67
  40. 19% decrease

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