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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 288 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 18% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 35% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 66% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 29% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 35% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 399. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 99% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 43% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 543. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 81% decrease (c) 91% decrease (d) 81% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 14% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 95
  2. 72% increase
  3. 14% decrease
  4. 65% increase
  5. 50
  6. 32
  7. 88
  8. 51
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 84% increase
  12. 8
  13. 35
  14. 55
  15. 22% increase
  16. 26
  17. 29% decrease
  18. 15
  19. 35% decrease
  20. 46% decrease
  21. 5
  22. 95% increase
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 33% increase
  25. 33% decrease
  26. 54
  27. 30
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 16
  30. 81% increase
  31. 22
  32. 35
  33. 50% decrease
  34. 34
  35. 25% increase
  36. 28
  37. 15
  38. 70% increase
  39. 90% increase
  40. 9

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