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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 460 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹935. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹855. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 53% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 95% increase
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% increase
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 788. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% increase (b) 97% increase (c) 107% decrease (d) 97% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 80% increase
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 86% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 76% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 92
  3. 28
  4. 35% increase
  5. 45% increase
  6. 40
  7. 25% decrease
  8. 87
  9. 80
  10. 71
  11. 48
  12. 35
  13. 20% increase
  14. 50
  15. 53% decrease
  16. 30% increase
  17. 55
  18. 22
  19. 60
  20. 95% increase
  21. 56
  22. 26
  23. 28% decrease
  24. 44
  25. 36% increase
  26. 54% decrease
  27. 54% increase
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 36% increase
  30. 30
  31. 97% increase
  32. 82
  33. 63
  34. 80% increase
  35. 8
  36. 28
  37. 76% increase
  38. 35% decrease
  39. 21
  40. 10% decrease

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