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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 318 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 935. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% increase
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 42% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% increase
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹925. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 49% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 69% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 4% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 87% increase
  3. 28
  4. 22% decrease
  5. 42% decrease
  6. 83
  7. 40% increase
  8. 27
  9. 70% increase
  10. 65
  11. 8
  12. 94
  13. 94
  14. 21
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 10
  17. 40
  18. 56% increase
  19. 22
  20. 14
  21. 46
  22. 35
  23. 44% decrease
  24. 9
  25. 100% increase
  26. 85
  27. 86
  28. 5% increase
  29. 70
  30. 58% decrease
  31. 39
  32. 39% increase
  33. 59% decrease
  34. 15% decrease
  35. 70
  36. 74
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 75% increase
  39. 35
  40. 16% increase

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