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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 491 · 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 ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 50% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 35% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 565. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 65% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 44% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 441. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 519. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 83% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 73% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 18% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 18% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹660. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 561. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 97% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 50% increase
  3. 90% increase
  4. 70
  5. 66
  6. 40% decrease
  7. 20
  8. 10
  9. 17
  10. 30
  11. 35% decrease
  12. 13% increase
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 90
  15. 13
  16. 12
  17. 47% increase
  18. 32
  19. 75
  20. 10
  21. 95% increase
  22. 73% increase
  23. 7
  24. 18% decrease
  25. 38
  26. 95
  27. 5
  28. 75
  29. 8% increase
  30. 23% increase
  31. 18% decrease
  32. 15
  33. 95
  34. 48
  35. 5
  36. 65
  37. 87% increase
  38. 20
  39. 26
  40. 86

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