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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 452 · 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 ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹970. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹570. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% increase
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹537. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 382. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 91% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 101% increase
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 44% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 96% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 78% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹712. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 29
  2. 60% decrease
  3. 40
  4. 30
  5. 72
  6. 55
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 64
  9. 72% increase
  10. 20
  11. 94
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 45
  14. 10
  15. 44
  16. 20
  17. 45% increase
  18. 32% decrease
  19. 14
  20. 30
  21. 37
  22. 45
  23. 90
  24. 30% increase
  25. 79
  26. 16% increase
  27. 36
  28. 15
  29. 91% increase
  30. 33
  31. 34% decrease
  32. 20% decrease
  33. 48% decrease
  34. 42
  35. 97
  36. 78% increase
  37. 75
  38. 100% increase
  39. 78
  40. 25

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