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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 503 · 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 table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 895. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 79% increase (d) 79% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 54% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 72% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 95% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 18% increase
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹194. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 32% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 471. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 70% decrease

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 79% increase
  3. 96% increase
  4. 5
  5. 12
  6. 31
  7. 65
  8. 13
  9. 54% decrease
  10. 77
  11. 44
  12. 62% increase
  13. 95% increase
  14. 80
  15. 50
  16. 54
  17. 90% increase
  18. 18% increase
  19. 86
  20. 40% increase
  21. 100% increase
  22. 96
  23. 40
  24. 46
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 12
  27. 10
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 74
  30. 94
  31. 32% increase
  32. 57% increase
  33. 52% decrease
  34. 35
  35. 55% decrease
  36. 60
  37. 55% increase
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. 70% increase

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