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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 524 · 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 ₹500 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 6% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 27% increase
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹520. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹338. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 127. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 37% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 35% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 42% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 52% increase
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 95% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹608. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. 25
  3. 56% decrease
  4. 16
  5. 38% decrease
  6. 5
  7. 55% decrease
  8. 6% decrease
  9. 45% decrease
  10. 30% decrease
  11. 54% increase
  12. 30
  13. 72
  14. 30
  15. 28
  16. 75% increase
  17. 69
  18. 27% increase
  19. 35% increase
  20. 14% increase
  21. 90% increase
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 20
  25. 28% decrease
  26. 14
  27. 70% increase
  28. 45
  29. 40
  30. 25% decrease
  31. 8
  32. 26% increase
  33. 5
  34. 31
  35. 55
  36. 16
  37. 85% increase
  38. 52
  39. 12
  40. 45

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