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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 317 · 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 ₹500 to ₹635. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹890. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 80% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 56% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 60% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 835. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 77% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 67% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 32
  3. 30
  4. 50% increase
  5. 85
  6. 60
  7. 32
  8. 16
  9. 10
  10. 60
  11. 8% decrease
  12. 38
  13. 5% decrease
  14. 78
  15. 60
  16. 60
  17. 90
  18. 6
  19. 50
  20. 41
  21. 20
  22. 42% decrease
  23. 42
  24. 80% increase
  25. 30
  26. 15% decrease
  27. 46% increase
  28. 60
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 56% increase
  31. 14
  32. 60% increase
  33. 60
  34. 58
  35. 48% decrease
  36. 67% increase
  37. 20
  38. 48
  39. 23
  40. 54% decrease

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