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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 516 · 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 school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 122. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 39% increase
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹825. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹504. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 28% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 575. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 24% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 339. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹656. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹489. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 39% decrease
  3. 20
  4. 28
  5. 10
  6. 20
  7. 59
  8. 25
  9. 65
  10. 26
  11. 56
  12. 96% increase
  13. 49
  14. 28% increase
  15. 10
  16. 45
  17. 15% increase
  18. 90% increase
  19. 24% decrease
  20. 60
  21. 65% increase
  22. 23
  23. 48% increase
  24. 50% increase
  25. 13% increase
  26. 40
  27. 95
  28. 56% increase
  29. 100% increase
  30. 64
  31. 28% increase
  32. 61
  33. 42
  34. 25
  35. 21
  36. 50
  37. 63
  38. 90% increase
  39. 36% decrease
  40. 34

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