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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 280 · 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 football changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 194. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 104% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 94% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 34% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 55% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 36% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 102% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 60% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 55% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 161. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 71% decrease (d) 71% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹615. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 94% increase
  3. 34% increase
  4. 36% increase
  5. 100
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 23
  8. 39
  9. 10
  10. 90
  11. 27% decrease
  12. 35
  13. 25% decrease
  14. 73
  15. 30
  16. 46
  17. 5% increase
  18. 55% decrease
  19. 42
  20. 36% decrease
  21. 40
  22. 10
  23. 40
  24. 65
  25. 5
  26. 92% increase
  27. 60% increase
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 35
  30. 19
  31. 85
  32. 28
  33. 30% decrease
  34. 90
  35. 55% decrease
  36. 85
  37. 40% decrease
  38. 61% increase
  39. 5
  40. 23

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