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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 437 · 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 ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹615. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 46% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 175. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 75% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 90% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 48% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹169. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 4% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 17% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 60
  3. 37
  4. 16
  5. 23
  6. 46% decrease
  7. 50
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 25% increase
  10. 24% increase
  11. 10
  12. 14
  13. 30% decrease
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 88
  16. 75% increase
  17. 5% decrease
  18. 75% increase
  19. 18
  20. 90
  21. 38% decrease
  22. 13
  23. 69
  24. 10
  25. 42% decrease
  26. 55
  27. 38
  28. 55
  29. 65% increase
  30. 72% increase
  31. 22
  32. 25
  33. 21
  34. 16% decrease
  35. 17% increase
  36. 10% increase
  37. 60% decrease
  38. 30
  39. 50
  40. 15

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