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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 334 · 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 table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 512. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 21% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 118. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 516. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 16% increase
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 12% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 695. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 28% increase
  3. 24
  4. 7% decrease
  5. 24
  6. 76
  7. 78% increase
  8. 18% increase
  9. 55
  10. 35% decrease
  11. 95% increase
  12. 30% increase
  13. 72% increase
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 20% increase
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 20% increase
  18. 27
  19. 35
  20. 30
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 32
  23. 38
  24. 90
  25. 40
  26. 16
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 75% increase
  29. 39% increase
  30. 15
  31. 30
  32. 58
  33. 66
  34. 15
  35. 25
  36. 55
  37. 65
  38. 20
  39. 34
  40. 38

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