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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 442 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 55% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹925. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹453. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹820. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 179. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 89% increase (d) 79% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% 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 ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 96% increase
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 28% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 40
  3. 52% increase
  4. 55% increase
  5. 30
  6. 66
  7. 85
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 5% increase
  10. 5
  11. 35
  12. 30
  13. 51
  14. 10
  15. 9
  16. 24% decrease
  17. 80
  18. 100% increase
  19. 5
  20. 64
  21. 40
  22. 79% increase
  23. 52
  24. 15% decrease
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 55
  27. 32
  28. 86% increase
  29. 74
  30. 15
  31. 45
  32. 46
  33. 56% increase
  34. 45% decrease
  35. 35
  36. 40
  37. 35
  38. 88% increase
  39. 50
  40. 24% decrease

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