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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 505 · 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 torch changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 70% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 96% increase
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 14% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 10% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 122. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹507. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 104% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 94% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% increase
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹496. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 77% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 87% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 76
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 48% decrease
  4. 30
  5. 50
  6. 54
  7. 20
  8. 70% increase
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 15
  11. 42
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 45
  14. 80% increase
  15. 22% increase
  16. 69
  17. 40% increase
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 30
  20. 88
  21. 50
  22. 85
  23. 5% decrease
  24. 10
  25. 20
  26. 57% decrease
  27. 16
  28. 15
  29. 36
  30. 44% decrease
  31. 94% increase
  32. 32
  33. 28% increase
  34. 5
  35. 60
  36. 24
  37. 40% increase
  38. 64% increase
  39. 77% increase
  40. 36

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