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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 508 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹127. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹381. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 90% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 5% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 48% increase
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 765. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% increase
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 24% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 62
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 27
  5. 27
  6. 32
  7. 14
  8. 75% increase
  9. 21
  10. 25
  11. 90% increase
  12. 5% increase
  13. 44% increase
  14. 22% decrease
  15. 20
  16. 40
  17. 60% increase
  18. 26
  19. 94
  20. 48% decrease
  21. 54
  22. 60
  23. 10
  24. 6
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 14
  27. 10
  28. 20
  29. 35
  30. 12
  31. 16
  32. 44
  33. 24% decrease
  34. 40% increase
  35. 55
  36. 53% increase
  37. 19
  38. 10% decrease
  39. 60% increase
  40. 20

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