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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 397 · 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 school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 12% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 24% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 75% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 267. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 2% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 76% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 22% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 82% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹716. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 65% increase
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹788. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 930. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 18
  3. 55
  4. 20% increase
  5. 58
  6. 42
  7. 24% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 20% increase
  10. 75% increase
  11. 10
  12. 78% increase
  13. 43
  14. 64
  15. 8% increase
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 41
  18. 85% increase
  19. 66% increase
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 24
  22. 46% decrease
  23. 16% increase
  24. 22
  25. 8
  26. 12% decrease
  27. 25
  28. 26
  29. 16
  30. 72% increase
  31. 79
  32. 47
  33. 65% increase
  34. 97
  35. 84
  36. 11
  37. 86% increase
  38. 70
  39. 15
  40. 24

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