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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 286 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 102% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 102% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹161. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 54% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 42% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 55% increase
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 53% decrease (d) 53% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹214. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 68% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 60% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 92% increase
  4. 22
  5. 30
  6. 61
  7. 35
  8. 30
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 32
  11. 40
  12. 5
  13. 55% decrease
  14. 12% decrease
  15. 92
  16. 25% increase
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 5% increase
  19. 60
  20. 45% increase
  21. 52% decrease
  22. 42% decrease
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 15
  25. 75% increase
  26. 40
  27. 30
  28. 10
  29. 13
  30. 15% increase
  31. 34% increase
  32. 43% decrease
  33. 7
  34. 25
  35. 30
  36. 32% increase
  37. 68% increase
  38. 60% increase
  39. 20
  40. 45

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