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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 3 · 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 ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 29% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 48% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% increase
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹567. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 43% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 744. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 26% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 50
  3. 24
  4. 40
  5. 40
  6. 29% increase
  7. 49% decrease
  8. 50
  9. 25% decrease
  10. 40
  11. 24% decrease
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 55% increase
  14. 64
  15. 25
  16. 5% decrease
  17. 85% increase
  18. 95% increase
  19. 41
  20. 50
  21. 30
  22. 35
  23. 11% increase
  24. 30% decrease
  25. 89
  26. 33% decrease
  27. 50% increase
  28. 27
  29. 14
  30. 20% increase
  31. 56
  32. 86% increase
  33. 55
  34. 65% increase
  35. 36
  36. 15% decrease
  37. 50
  38. 72
  39. 45
  40. 73

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