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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 390 · 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 ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 970. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 104% increase (d) 94% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 80% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 326. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 73% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 18% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹670. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 48
  3. 50
  4. 34
  5. 15% increase
  6. 58
  7. 19
  8. 50
  9. 58% decrease
  10. 60
  11. 94% increase
  12. 17
  13. 60
  14. 35% decrease
  15. 8
  16. 48% decrease
  17. 80% increase
  18. 35% increase
  19. 45
  20. 63% increase
  21. 70% increase
  22. 5% decrease
  23. 48
  24. 51
  25. 32% decrease
  26. 52% decrease
  27. 39
  28. 12% increase
  29. 8% decrease
  30. 10% increase
  31. 25% increase
  32. 28% increase
  33. 34
  34. 20
  35. 52
  36. 56% decrease
  37. 22
  38. 35
  39. 47
  40. 62

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