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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 372 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 56% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹595. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹272. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 52% increase
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 52% increase
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹549. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹835. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 65% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 10% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 187. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 87% increase
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 16
  3. 20% increase
  4. 56% increase
  5. 15
  6. 43
  7. 36
  8. 5
  9. 30
  10. 92
  11. 19
  12. 16
  13. 36
  14. 52% decrease
  15. 68
  16. 56
  17. 30% increase
  18. 26% increase
  19. 83
  20. 50
  21. 67
  22. 58
  23. 26% increase
  24. 35
  25. 12
  26. 80
  27. 12
  28. 25% increase
  29. 58
  30. 31% decrease
  31. 10% increase
  32. 46
  33. 87% increase
  34. 20
  35. 45
  36. 43
  37. 11
  38. 95% increase
  39. 16
  40. 55

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