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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 310 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹736. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 12% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 20% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 636. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 57% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 32% increase
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 755. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 8
  3. 74% increase
  4. 84
  5. 35
  6. 95
  7. 44
  8. 24
  9. 60
  10. 35
  11. 6
  12. 12% increase
  13. 50
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 35
  16. 30
  17. 100
  18. 10
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 52% decrease
  21. 70% increase
  22. 5% decrease
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 9
  25. 59% increase
  26. 57% decrease
  27. 13
  28. 23
  29. 20
  30. 6
  31. 75
  32. 70
  33. 50% decrease
  34. 32% decrease
  35. 89
  36. 57
  37. 56
  38. 56% increase
  39. 51% increase
  40. 54

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