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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 488 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹321. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 748. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 97% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% increase
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% increase
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 513. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 71% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 424. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹139. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹441. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 35% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 47% increase
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 508. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 42% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 50
  3. 7
  4. 25% decrease
  5. 36
  6. 100
  7. 54% decrease
  8. 87% increase
  9. 40
  10. 5
  11. 20
  12. 60
  13. 12% decrease
  14. 15
  15. 20
  16. 71% increase
  17. 12
  18. 6% increase
  19. 54% decrease
  20. 55
  21. 55
  22. 30
  23. 39
  24. 44
  25. 76
  26. 100% increase
  27. 80
  28. 47
  29. 35% increase
  30. 15
  31. 6
  32. 5% decrease
  33. 47% decrease
  34. 48
  35. 27% increase
  36. 40
  37. 92
  38. 42% decrease
  39. 41% increase
  40. 50% decrease

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