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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 363 · 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 torch changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 106% increase
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% increase (d) 96% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 45% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 89% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 645. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 29% decrease (c) 39% decrease (d) 29% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 96% increase
  3. 36
  4. 25% decrease
  5. 6
  6. 52% increase
  7. 58% decrease
  8. 52
  9. 14
  10. 19
  11. 96% increase
  12. 35% increase
  13. 15% decrease
  14. 35% decrease
  15. 89% increase
  16. 56% increase
  17. 42
  18. 40
  19. 60
  20. 40
  21. 55
  22. 29% increase
  23. 5% decrease
  24. 50% decrease
  25. 25
  26. 30
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 70
  29. 28
  30. 25
  31. 45
  32. 28
  33. 28
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 40
  36. 8
  37. 80
  38. 100% increase
  39. 24
  40. 88

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