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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 417 · 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 toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 46% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 38% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 42% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 12% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹157. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 11% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹548. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 48% decrease
  3. 60
  4. 65% increase
  5. 46% decrease
  6. 90
  7. 25
  8. 16
  9. 38% decrease
  10. 32% decrease
  11. 25
  12. 8
  13. 64
  14. 80
  15. 100
  16. 75
  17. 80
  18. 36% decrease
  19. 100% increase
  20. 40
  21. 45% decrease
  22. 90% increase
  23. 14
  24. 18% decrease
  25. 56
  26. 61
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 45% decrease
  29. 57
  30. 42
  31. 35
  32. 11% increase
  33. 55
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 95
  36. 61
  37. 73
  38. 37
  39. 6
  40. 20

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