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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 344 · 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 ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹670. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 5% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 73% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 34% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 213. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹306. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 530. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 55
  3. 34
  4. 45
  5. 84
  6. 30
  7. 35
  8. 5% increase
  9. 10
  10. 96% increase
  11. 14
  12. 30
  13. 40% increase
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 15
  16. 73% increase
  17. 95
  18. 24% decrease
  19. 50% increase
  20. 60
  21. 50
  22. 50% decrease
  23. 20% increase
  24. 42% increase
  25. 18
  26. 60
  27. 60% decrease
  28. 5
  29. 53
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 30% increase
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 15% decrease
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 6% increase
  37. 45
  38. 20
  39. 82
  40. 64

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