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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 510 · 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 ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 86% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 62% increase
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 294. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 96% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 45% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹133. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 44% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 61
  2. 14
  3. 20
  4. 21
  5. 30
  6. 44
  7. 14% decrease
  8. 18
  9. 40
  10. 60% decrease
  11. 50
  12. 30
  13. 16
  14. 86% increase
  15. 35% increase
  16. 32
  17. 84
  18. 35% increase
  19. 6
  20. 52% increase
  21. 75
  22. 25% decrease
  23. 36
  24. 5
  25. 46% decrease
  26. 68
  27. 96% increase
  28. 45% decrease
  29. 20
  30. 68
  31. 16% decrease
  32. 33
  33. 8
  34. 34% decrease
  35. 54
  36. 14
  37. 6% increase
  38. 60% increase
  39. 41
  40. 52

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