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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 379 · 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 ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 524. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% increase
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 72% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 580. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 80% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 46% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹795. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 36% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 5% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 333. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 33% increase

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 85
  3. 7% decrease
  4. 23
  5. 70
  6. 28
  7. 19
  8. 49
  9. 31% increase
  10. 40
  11. 7
  12. 52
  13. 30
  14. 48% increase
  15. 70% increase
  16. 61
  17. 50
  18. 66
  19. 10% increase
  20. 18
  21. 10
  22. 70
  23. 52% decrease
  24. 60% increase
  25. 16% increase
  26. 92% increase
  27. 55% decrease
  28. 20
  29. 51
  30. 100
  31. 59
  32. 60% increase
  33. 15
  34. 88% increase
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 45% increase
  37. 16% increase
  38. 5% decrease
  39. 76
  40. 11% increase

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