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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 365 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% increase
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 37% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 48% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹393. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 8% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 48% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 55% decrease
  3. 5
  4. 52
  5. 37
  6. 60
  7. 15% decrease
  8. 37% decrease
  9. 60% increase
  10. 60% increase
  11. 40
  12. 100
  13. 25
  14. 31
  15. 98
  16. 20
  17. 92
  18. 42
  19. 16
  20. 35% increase
  21. 24% decrease
  22. 24
  23. 16% decrease
  24. 52
  25. 85
  26. 17
  27. 49
  28. 10% increase
  29. 100% increase
  30. 16
  31. 15% increase
  32. 20% increase
  33. 15
  34. 90
  35. 60
  36. 100
  37. 22
  38. 48% decrease
  39. 80
  40. 70

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