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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 398 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% increase
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 60% increase
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹628. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 62% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹612. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 2% increase
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 191. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% increase (b) 91% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 101% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% increase
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 32% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 14
  3. 47% decrease
  4. 30
  5. 44
  6. 60% increase
  7. 72
  8. 26% increase
  9. 88
  10. 57
  11. 52% decrease
  12. 53
  13. 80% increase
  14. 40
  15. 5
  16. 52
  17. 48
  18. 75
  19. 60% decrease
  20. 5% decrease
  21. 76
  22. 40
  23. 100
  24. 14
  25. 26
  26. 91% increase
  27. 43
  28. 58% increase
  29. 48
  30. 40
  31. 15
  32. 70
  33. 32% increase
  34. 48% decrease
  35. 20
  36. 50% increase
  37. 31
  38. 16% decrease
  39. 28
  40. 25

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