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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 371 · 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 football changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 48% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 106% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 54% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 23% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹453. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 154. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 31% increase (d) 62% increase
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 608. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 9
  3. 42
  4. 10% increase
  5. 56
  6. 48% increase
  7. 73
  8. 42% decrease
  9. 86
  10. 96% increase
  11. 54% increase
  12. 13% decrease
  13. 46
  14. 41
  15. 13
  16. 28% increase
  17. 11
  18. 51
  19. 92
  20. 80% increase
  21. 5% decrease
  22. 10% increase
  23. 20
  24. 70% increase
  25. 60
  26. 54% increase
  27. 29
  28. 68
  29. 75
  30. 31% decrease
  31. 49
  32. 30
  33. 25% increase
  34. 52% increase
  35. 85
  36. 45
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 15
  39. 60% decrease
  40. 35

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