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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 451 · 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 ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 90% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 64% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹534. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹477. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 35% increase
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹314. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 12% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 179. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 79% increase (d) 79% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 62% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 5% increase
  3. 90% increase
  4. 54% decrease
  5. 64% increase
  6. 8
  7. 78
  8. 59
  9. 35% decrease
  10. 32
  11. 60% decrease
  12. 85
  13. 30
  14. 30
  15. 24
  16. 38
  17. 50
  18. 57
  19. 45
  20. 24
  21. 19
  22. 42
  23. 30% increase
  24. 8% increase
  25. 45% increase
  26. 58% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 12% increase
  29. 79% increase
  30. 15
  31. 80% increase
  32. 32% decrease
  33. 22% decrease
  34. 26% decrease
  35. 16
  36. 99
  37. 52% decrease
  38. 50
  39. 48
  40. 100

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