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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 484 · 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 ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 133. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 43% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 43% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 187. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 87% decrease (d) 87% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 24% increase
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 8% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹692. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 488. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 88% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 724. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 91% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹765. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹632. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 54
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 30
  5. 47
  6. 20
  7. 40
  8. 36
  9. 33% increase
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 12
  12. 30
  13. 87% increase
  14. 24% decrease
  15. 5
  16. 60% increase
  17. 20% increase
  18. 51
  19. 5% decrease
  20. 8% increase
  21. 86
  22. 55% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 30% increase
  25. 25
  26. 40
  27. 30% decrease
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 73
  30. 22% increase
  31. 30% decrease
  32. 95
  33. 81% increase
  34. 53
  35. 37
  36. 40% increase
  37. 63
  38. 58
  39. 25
  40. 35

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