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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 497 · 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 ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 62% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹297. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 31% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 5% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹550. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 630. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 36% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 19% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 10% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 745. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 74% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 1% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 321. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹169. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹471. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 18
  3. 62% increase
  4. 10
  5. 10
  6. 98
  7. 31% decrease
  8. 45
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 60% decrease
  11. 20
  12. 10
  13. 10% decrease
  14. 8
  15. 26% increase
  16. 38% decrease
  17. 30% decrease
  18. 35
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 40
  21. 10% increase
  22. 66
  23. 90% increase
  24. 25
  25. 49% increase
  26. 64% increase
  27. 5% decrease
  28. 100
  29. 56
  30. 7% increase
  31. 86
  32. 69
  33. 60
  34. 36% increase
  35. 45
  36. 57
  37. 9% decrease
  38. 48
  39. 65
  40. 42

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