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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 335 · 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 ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% increase
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 736. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹195. 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 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 68% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 96% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 48% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 47% increase (d) 47% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 8
  3. 45% decrease
  4. 60
  5. 35
  6. 21
  7. 17% decrease
  8. 17
  9. 78
  10. 84% increase
  11. 56
  12. 5% decrease
  13. 75
  14. 8
  15. 85
  16. 30
  17. 40
  18. 50% decrease
  19. 68% increase
  20. 60% decrease
  21. 8
  22. 86% increase
  23. 20% decrease
  24. 38
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 34
  27. 8
  28. 48
  29. 16% increase
  30. 37% decrease
  31. 16
  32. 85
  33. 74
  34. 22
  35. 5
  36. 40% increase
  37. 12
  38. 35
  39. 48
  40. 50% decrease

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