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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 356 · 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 ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹226. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 660. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 84% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 452. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 52% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 66% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 242. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 42% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹513. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 14
  3. 13
  4. 38
  5. 65% increase
  6. 55
  7. 16% decrease
  8. 80
  9. 84% increase
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 85
  12. 13% increase
  13. 60
  14. 6
  15. 62
  16. 75
  17. 58% increase
  18. 8% increase
  19. 50
  20. 66% increase
  21. 48
  22. 40
  23. 17% decrease
  24. 24
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 94
  27. 50% increase
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 24
  30. 42
  31. 25
  32. 60% decrease
  33. 12% decrease
  34. 12
  35. 52
  36. 21% increase
  37. 71
  38. 48% decrease
  39. 50
  40. 65

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