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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 358 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 790. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 3% increase
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 43% decrease (d) 43% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 18% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹792. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 321. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 21% increase
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹785. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 31% increase (d) 41% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 35% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 52% decrease

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 8
  3. 75% increase
  4. 20
  5. 12
  6. 58% increase
  7. 12% decrease
  8. 24
  9. 33% decrease
  10. 50% increase
  11. 10
  12. 12% increase
  13. 5% decrease
  14. 90
  15. 86% increase
  16. 8
  17. 52
  18. 7
  19. 65
  20. 53
  21. 98
  22. 10
  23. 35% increase
  24. 7% increase
  25. 15
  26. 57
  27. 70
  28. 64% increase
  29. 15
  30. 10
  31. 48% decrease
  32. 40
  33. 25
  34. 14
  35. 31% increase
  36. 64
  37. 20
  38. 46% decrease
  39. 35% decrease
  40. 65% increase

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