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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 308 · 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 ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 38% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 11% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 52% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 36% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹768. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% increase
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 537. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 79% increase (d) 79% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 2% increase
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 38% increase
  3. 32
  4. 86
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 65
  7. 32% decrease
  8. 5
  9. 22% increase
  10. 30
  11. 52% decrease
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 84% increase
  14. 59
  15. 15
  16. 36% decrease
  17. 25
  18. 92
  19. 36
  20. 40
  21. 43
  22. 5
  23. 16
  24. 55% increase
  25. 54% increase
  26. 14
  27. 56% increase
  28. 28
  29. 79% increase
  30. 37
  31. 25
  32. 5% decrease
  33. 48
  34. 39
  35. 40
  36. 12
  37. 10% increase
  38. 42
  39. 35
  40. 66

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