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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 380 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 584. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹555. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 306. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 53% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 61% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 17% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 17% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 9% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹635. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 5
  3. 50
  4. 17
  5. 10
  6. 59% decrease
  7. 25
  8. 29
  9. 25
  10. 16
  11. 46% increase
  12. 85
  13. 30% increase
  14. 15% decrease
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 30% increase
  17. 11
  18. 54
  19. 48
  20. 53% increase
  21. 51% decrease
  22. 84
  23. 12
  24. 42% decrease
  25. 10% increase
  26. 60% decrease
  27. 86
  28. 34% increase
  29. 18% decrease
  30. 52% increase
  31. 27
  32. 60
  33. 48
  34. 56% increase
  35. 39% decrease
  36. 100
  37. 65
  38. 20
  39. 15
  40. 5

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