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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 474 · 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 torch changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 75% increase
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 25% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹835. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 55% increase
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 96% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 85
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 8% increase
  5. 32
  6. 56
  7. 45
  8. 75
  9. 91
  10. 75% increase
  11. 8
  12. 5
  13. 72% increase
  14. 16
  15. 35% increase
  16. 56
  17. 86
  18. 5% increase
  19. 25
  20. 20% increase
  21. 43
  22. 7% decrease
  23. 15% decrease
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 15
  27. 25% decrease
  28. 52
  29. 52
  30. 10% decrease
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 55% increase
  34. 58
  35. 47
  36. 67
  37. 55% increase
  38. 48
  39. 96% increase
  40. 86

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