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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 49 · 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 ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 200 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 78% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 7% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 66% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% increase
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 9% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹520. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 339. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 39% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹715. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 333. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 33% increase
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 15% increase

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 68
  5. 5
  6. 78% increase
  7. 18% decrease
  8. 15
  9. 45
  10. 8
  11. 35% increase
  12. 56% decrease
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 10
  15. 94
  16. 47
  17. 60
  18. 15% decrease
  19. 12
  20. 30
  21. 80
  22. 40
  23. 8% decrease
  24. 30
  25. 57
  26. 13% decrease
  27. 5
  28. 43
  29. 15
  30. 11% increase
  31. 32
  32. 20
  33. 13% increase
  34. 72
  35. 43
  36. 11% increase
  37. 50
  38. 20% increase
  39. 45
  40. 10% decrease

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