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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 296 · 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 torch changes from ₹100 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 2% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 860. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 5% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹232. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 56% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 752. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 98% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 46% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% decrease

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 5% increase
  3. 52
  4. 56% increase
  5. 44
  6. 10
  7. 24
  8. 16
  9. 72% increase
  10. 50
  11. 32
  12. 10
  13. 45
  14. 8
  15. 5% increase
  16. 65
  17. 20% decrease
  18. 90
  19. 6
  20. 46
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 95% increase
  23. 72% increase
  24. 16
  25. 35% decrease
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 20
  29. 46% decrease
  30. 88% increase
  31. 30% increase
  32. 16
  33. 60% decrease
  34. 50
  35. 16
  36. 68
  37. 80% increase
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 36% increase
  40. 10% decrease

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