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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 291 · 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 ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 15% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 8% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 333. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 11% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 70% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 77% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 87% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 92% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 34% decrease

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 40
  3. 65
  4. 58
  5. 54
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 20% decrease
  8. 30% increase
  9. 48% decrease
  10. 28% decrease
  11. 5
  12. 44% decrease
  13. 48
  14. 100% increase
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 45
  17. 24
  18. 25% increase
  19. 44
  20. 11% increase
  21. 28% decrease
  22. 26
  23. 72
  24. 96
  25. 16% increase
  26. 35
  27. 85
  28. 94
  29. 77% increase
  30. 25% increase
  31. 56% increase
  32. 92% increase
  33. 41
  34. 46% decrease
  35. 6
  36. 35% increase
  37. 11
  38. 44
  39. 75
  40. 24% decrease

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