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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 35 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹18. 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.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 278. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 455. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 21% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 7
  3. 44
  4. 28
  5. 35
  6. 8% increase
  7. 83
  8. 5% decrease
  9. 41% decrease
  10. 40
  11. 39% increase
  12. 53% increase
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 55% increase
  15. 49% decrease
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 95
  18. 5% increase
  19. 24
  20. 48
  21. 58
  22. 5% increase
  23. 9% decrease
  24. 9% decrease
  25. 50
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 52% increase
  28. 35% decrease
  29. 45% decrease
  30. 30
  31. 24
  32. 20
  33. 15
  34. 77% increase
  35. 54
  36. 14% decrease
  37. 10% increase
  38. 5% increase
  39. 50
  40. 60

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