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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 355 · 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 football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 113. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% decrease (d) 63% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 12% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 60% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 75% increase
  3. 85
  4. 50% increase
  5. 97
  6. 16
  7. 24% increase
  8. 13% increase
  9. 5
  10. 32
  11. 35
  12. 53% increase
  13. 12% decrease
  14. 54% increase
  15. 76
  16. 55
  17. 68% increase
  18. 48
  19. 32
  20. 10
  21. 10
  22. 52
  23. 35
  24. 25
  25. 5% increase
  26. 75
  27. 30% increase
  28. 85% increase
  29. 46
  30. 12
  31. 32% increase
  32. 56% increase
  33. 40
  34. 50% decrease
  35. 40
  36. 25% decrease
  37. 45
  38. 50% increase
  39. 5
  40. 25% increase

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