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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 43 · 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 table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 524. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 15% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 84% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 605. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 21% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 15% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 32% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹664. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 24
  3. 31% increase
  4. 48
  5. 60
  6. 50% decrease
  7. 10
  8. 64% increase
  9. 10
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 7% decrease
  12. 77
  13. 55
  14. 56% decrease
  15. 55
  16. 50
  17. 21% increase
  18. 20
  19. 16
  20. 10
  21. 17% increase
  22. 24
  23. 40
  24. 88
  25. 100% increase
  26. 70
  27. 32
  28. 44
  29. 41
  30. 100% increase
  31. 10% decrease
  32. 45
  33. 25
  34. 94
  35. 90% increase
  36. 32% decrease
  37. 15% increase
  38. 66
  39. 5
  40. 40

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