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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 514 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% increase
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹485. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 74% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 16% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 82% increase
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹522. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 16% increase
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 81% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% decrease

Answer key

  1. 54
  2. 32
  3. 10% decrease
  4. 5% increase
  5. 94
  6. 40
  7. 64% increase
  8. 25% increase
  9. 56
  10. 80% increase
  11. 60
  12. 72% increase
  13. 90
  14. 29
  15. 15% decrease
  16. 25
  17. 52
  18. 46
  19. 55% decrease
  20. 76
  21. 26% decrease
  22. 74
  23. 16% increase
  24. 50
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 16
  28. 25% increase
  29. 60
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 18
  32. 55
  33. 54
  34. 30% increase
  35. 8
  36. 10% decrease
  37. 54
  38. 54% increase
  39. 60
  40. 85% increase

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