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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 339 · 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 ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 70% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹326. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 23% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 69% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 459. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% increase
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 94% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 20% increase
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹860. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 44
  3. 40% increase
  4. 20
  5. 35% decrease
  6. 99
  7. 53
  8. 8% decrease
  9. 63
  10. 15
  11. 15
  12. 14% decrease
  13. 99
  14. 14
  15. 23% increase
  16. 34% decrease
  17. 100% increase
  18. 50
  19. 59% decrease
  20. 55% decrease
  21. 30
  22. 53% increase
  23. 60
  24. 75
  25. 30
  26. 29
  27. 5
  28. 50
  29. 47% decrease
  30. 54% increase
  31. 15
  32. 22
  33. 48
  34. 30
  35. 25% decrease
  36. 5% decrease
  37. 15
  38. 55
  39. 72
  40. 76

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