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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 494 · 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 football changes from ₹500 to ₹645. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 12% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹354. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 37% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 47% increase
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 44% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 30% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹448. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹684. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 78% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 21% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 66% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 29
  2. 8% increase
  3. 22
  4. 10
  5. 18
  6. 37% decrease
  7. 18
  8. 48
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 10
  12. 90
  13. 55% increase
  14. 75% increase
  15. 35% decrease
  16. 17% increase
  17. 50
  18. 10
  19. 40
  20. 12
  21. 75
  22. 71
  23. 50
  24. 55
  25. 15
  26. 78% increase
  27. 35% decrease
  28. 55% decrease
  29. 44% increase
  30. 72
  31. 28
  32. 8
  33. 11% increase
  34. 55% increase
  35. 40
  36. 25
  37. 20
  38. 25
  39. 26
  40. 6

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