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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 277 · 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 ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 535. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 30% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 19% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 575. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% increase
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 30% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 30
  3. 50
  4. 5
  5. 12
  6. 98
  7. 7% increase
  8. 43
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 30% decrease
  11. 70
  12. 20
  13. 38% increase
  14. 8% increase
  15. 36
  16. 12% decrease
  17. 15
  18. 40% increase
  19. 70
  20. 82
  21. 40% increase
  22. 38
  23. 10
  24. 90
  25. 12% decrease
  26. 96
  27. 5% increase
  28. 15% increase
  29. 20
  30. 50
  31. 45
  32. 51
  33. 30% increase
  34. 20% increase
  35. 48
  36. 30% increase
  37. 35
  38. 85
  39. 18
  40. 48

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