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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 389 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 90% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 321. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 17% increase
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% decrease (d) 1% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹476. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹161. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹386. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹820. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 30% increase
  3. 90% increase
  4. 24% increase
  5. 7% increase
  6. 18
  7. 17% increase
  8. 46
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 40% decrease
  11. 36
  12. 92
  13. 19
  14. 20
  15. 61
  16. 74
  17. 50
  18. 14
  19. 93
  20. 41% increase
  21. 5
  22. 64
  23. 50
  24. 58
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 55% decrease
  27. 44
  28. 20
  29. 36% increase
  30. 15
  31. 40% decrease
  32. 60
  33. 60
  34. 12
  35. 50
  36. 64
  37. 34% decrease
  38. 55
  39. 12% decrease
  40. 35% decrease

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