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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 48 · 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 ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 59% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 29% decrease (d) 19% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 567. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 89% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 12% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 93% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 93% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% decrease (d) 69% increase

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 30
  3. 50
  4. 50
  5. 50
  6. 21
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 24
  9. 59% decrease
  10. 75
  11. 70% increase
  12. 38% decrease
  13. 38
  14. 90% increase
  15. 60
  16. 8% increase
  17. 19% decrease
  18. 55
  19. 60% decrease
  20. 18
  21. 32
  22. 50
  23. 89% increase
  24. 12% decrease
  25. 45% decrease
  26. 46
  27. 83% increase
  28. 84
  29. 96
  30. 13
  31. 35% decrease
  32. 26% increase
  33. 50% decrease
  34. 30
  35. 11% increase
  36. 15% decrease
  37. 31
  38. 55
  39. 60
  40. 59% decrease

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