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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 461 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 720. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 90% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹1000. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹900. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 30% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 772. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 103% decrease (c) 93% increase (d) 103% increase
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹785. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹302. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 49% increase
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹815. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹788. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹1000. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹302. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 40% increase
  3. 5
  4. 25% decrease
  5. 32
  6. 55
  7. 80% increase
  8. 31
  9. 20
  10. 100
  11. 80
  12. 5
  13. 15% decrease
  14. 93% increase
  15. 45
  16. 90% increase
  17. 57
  18. 45
  19. 51
  20. 55% increase
  21. 32
  22. 14
  23. 6
  24. 30
  25. 59
  26. 39% decrease
  27. 66
  28. 63
  29. 97
  30. 100% increase
  31. 86
  32. 85
  33. 100
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 51
  36. 15
  37. 86
  38. 98
  39. 32
  40. 48

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