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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 33 · 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.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹378. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 10% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹561. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 17% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 650. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 30% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 16% increase
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹374. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹543. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹645. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹326. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 25% decrease

Answer key

  1. 48% increase
  2. 21
  3. 26
  4. 10% increase
  5. 22
  6. 15
  7. 30
  8. 22
  9. 87
  10. 68% increase
  11. 20
  12. 68
  13. 12
  14. 28
  15. 20% increase
  16. 26
  17. 30% increase
  18. 44% increase
  19. 16
  20. 40% decrease
  21. 92
  22. 8% decrease
  23. 94
  24. 17
  25. 56
  26. 80
  27. 92
  28. 16% decrease
  29. 34
  30. 87
  31. 10% increase
  32. 81
  33. 29
  34. 16
  35. 47
  36. 48% decrease
  37. 42
  38. 39
  39. 63
  40. 25% decrease

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