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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 475 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% increase
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 33% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 417. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 49% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 70% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 696. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 36% decrease
  3. 28
  4. 20
  5. 48
  6. 90% increase
  7. 90
  8. 33% decrease
  9. 39% increase
  10. 20
  11. 94
  12. 11
  13. 70% increase
  14. 18% decrease
  15. 5
  16. 8
  17. 39
  18. 80
  19. 12
  20. 36% decrease
  21. 27
  22. 32
  23. 14% decrease
  24. 45
  25. 58% increase
  26. 60
  27. 60
  28. 64
  29. 75
  30. 10
  31. 22
  32. 80% increase
  33. 28
  34. 42
  35. 50% decrease
  36. 25
  37. 74% increase
  38. 90
  39. 32% decrease
  40. 20% decrease

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