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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 331 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 36% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 28% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 501. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 77% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹476. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 950. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 52% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹441. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹322. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 54% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹532. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 35% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹438. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 36% decrease
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 40
  5. 50% increase
  6. 16% decrease
  7. 67% increase
  8. 20
  9. 10
  10. 95% increase
  11. 87
  12. 19
  13. 20
  14. 10
  15. 19
  16. 90% increase
  17. 52% increase
  18. 15% decrease
  19. 28% decrease
  20. 12% increase
  21. 40
  22. 47
  23. 50
  24. 61
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 56
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 50
  29. 86
  30. 60% increase
  31. 75
  32. 33
  33. 14% increase
  34. 24
  35. 83
  36. 64
  37. 20
  38. 36% decrease
  39. 46
  40. 44% decrease

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