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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 367 · 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 storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹530. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹161. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 24% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹668. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 561. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 87% increase (c) 97% increase (d) 97% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 60% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹735. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 501. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 77% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 2% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 72% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 684. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 71% increase (c) 81% increase (d) 71% decrease

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 26
  3. 53
  4. 7
  5. 61
  6. 20
  7. 15% increase
  8. 52% increase
  9. 55
  10. 6% increase
  11. 24% increase
  12. 67
  13. 87% increase
  14. 38
  15. 28
  16. 60% increase
  17. 85% increase
  18. 47
  19. 67% increase
  20. 40
  21. 15
  22. 40
  23. 20
  24. 5% increase
  25. 60
  26. 99
  27. 25
  28. 15
  29. 20
  30. 55
  31. 5
  32. 25
  33. 32
  34. 73
  35. 32
  36. 30% decrease
  37. 48% increase
  38. 20
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 71% increase

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