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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 402 · 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 torch changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 605. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 31% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 19% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 386. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 103% decrease (c) 103% increase (d) 93% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 905. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 91% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 81% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 12% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹254. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 108% decrease (c) 98% decrease (d) 108% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 99% decrease (d) 99% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹210. 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. 25
  2. 28
  3. 56
  4. 5
  5. 10
  6. 21% increase
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 38% increase
  10. 93% increase
  11. 81% increase
  12. 55
  13. 28
  14. 5% increase
  15. 20
  16. 58% decrease
  17. 35
  18. 25
  19. 60
  20. 14
  21. 60% decrease
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 14% increase
  24. 12% increase
  25. 45
  26. 27
  27. 55
  28. 65
  29. 30
  30. 30
  31. 15% increase
  32. 98% increase
  33. 72% increase
  34. 65
  35. 36% increase
  36. 8
  37. 33% decrease
  38. 18% increase
  39. 40
  40. 25

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