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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 44 · 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 storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹770. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% increase
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹696. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 55% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 86% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 72% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 48
  3. 56% decrease
  4. 54
  5. 10
  6. 35% decrease
  7. 55
  8. 74
  9. 32
  10. 55% increase
  11. 8% increase
  12. 25% increase
  13. 48% decrease
  14. 30
  15. 40
  16. 16
  17. 10
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 95
  20. 10
  21. 25% decrease
  22. 21% decrease
  23. 47
  24. 48% increase
  25. 16
  26. 60
  27. 30% decrease
  28. 52
  29. 20
  30. 56% decrease
  31. 55
  32. 86% increase
  33. 49% decrease
  34. 48% decrease
  35. 35
  36. 28
  37. 88
  38. 60% decrease
  39. 95
  40. 11

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