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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 523 · 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 football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 32% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 85% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 78% increase
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹930. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 12% increase
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 510. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 40
  3. 25
  4. 54
  5. 5
  6. 100% increase
  7. 22% decrease
  8. 30
  9. 51% decrease
  10. 5% increase
  11. 35% increase
  12. 52
  13. 85% increase
  14. 30
  15. 41% decrease
  16. 84% increase
  17. 8
  18. 66
  19. 26% decrease
  20. 30
  21. 11% decrease
  22. 56% increase
  23. 23
  24. 26
  25. 45% increase
  26. 15
  27. 86
  28. 48% decrease
  29. 60
  30. 85
  31. 50% increase
  32. 15
  33. 24% increase
  34. 56
  35. 70% increase
  36. 55
  37. 33
  38. 95
  39. 82
  40. 15

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