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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 453 · 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 school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 18% increase
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 342. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹695. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹636. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 85% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹795. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 49% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 100% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 38% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 21
  3. 16% decrease
  4. 34
  5. 36
  6. 44
  7. 93
  8. 36% decrease
  9. 31
  10. 16% decrease
  11. 8
  12. 14% increase
  13. 75
  14. 90% increase
  15. 8% increase
  16. 39
  17. 25
  18. 12
  19. 5
  20. 5% increase
  21. 10
  22. 12% decrease
  23. 59
  24. 85% increase
  25. 59
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 96
  28. 12
  29. 35
  30. 30
  31. 42
  32. 98% increase
  33. 30
  34. 16
  35. 20
  36. 40% increase
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 38% decrease
  39. 55
  40. 5

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