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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 394 · 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 storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 432. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 302. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% increase
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 78% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹194. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹476. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 728. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 82% decrease (d) 82% increase
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 27% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 52
  2. 52
  3. 8% increase
  4. 56
  5. 51% increase
  6. 24
  7. 78% increase
  8. 94
  9. 30% increase
  10. 15
  11. 12
  12. 20
  13. 19
  14. 98
  15. 31
  16. 60
  17. 82% increase
  18. 60
  19. 44
  20. 45
  21. 77
  22. 5
  23. 48% increase
  24. 72
  25. 56
  26. 96
  27. 45
  28. 45
  29. 40% increase
  30. 44% increase
  31. 24
  32. 20
  33. 80
  34. 85
  35. 15
  36. 71
  37. 35% decrease
  38. 54% decrease
  39. 90
  40. 50

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