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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 507 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹424. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 624. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 22% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 20% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 51
  3. 50% decrease
  4. 6
  5. 44% decrease
  6. 52
  7. 10
  8. 62
  9. 24
  10. 56% increase
  11. 51
  12. 100% increase
  13. 88% increase
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 36
  16. 92
  17. 60
  18. 22% increase
  19. 40
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 8
  22. 25
  23. 78
  24. 20
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 60% decrease
  27. 31% increase
  28. 60
  29. 84% increase
  30. 19
  31. 44
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 48
  34. 28
  35. 71
  36. 54
  37. 58
  38. 30
  39. 10
  40. 55% decrease

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