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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 303 · 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 kite changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 6% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 656. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 16% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 9% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 23% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 26% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 34% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 48
  3. 40
  4. 55
  5. 78
  6. 10
  7. 40
  8. 18
  9. 32% increase
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 8% increase
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 76
  14. 12
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 6% increase
  17. 5
  18. 60% decrease
  19. 15
  20. 84
  21. 40
  22. 17
  23. 14
  24. 54
  25. 44
  26. 15
  27. 88% increase
  28. 64% increase
  29. 7% decrease
  30. 16
  31. 46
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 80% increase
  34. 45% increase
  35. 13% decrease
  36. 60
  37. 58% increase
  38. 65% increase
  39. 17% increase
  40. 82

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