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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 420 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 10% increase
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 83% decrease (d) 73% increase
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹327. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 36% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 98% increase
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹980. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 796. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 109% decrease (d) 99% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 43% increase
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 36% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 96% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 96% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 435. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% increase

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 35
  3. 10% increase
  4. 55
  5. 35% increase
  6. 32% decrease
  7. 45
  8. 24
  9. 50
  10. 38
  11. 73% increase
  12. 9
  13. 36% decrease
  14. 30
  15. 60
  16. 12% increase
  17. 98% increase
  18. 96
  19. 99% increase
  20. 75
  21. 23
  22. 33% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 78
  25. 92
  26. 21
  27. 15
  28. 36% increase
  29. 86% increase
  30. 50% decrease
  31. 88
  32. 18% decrease
  33. 36
  34. 52
  35. 70
  36. 90
  37. 30% increase
  38. 96% increase
  39. 35
  40. 13% decrease

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