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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 525 · 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 ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹945. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 254. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 27% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 369. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 23% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 362. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 91% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 5% increase
  3. 55% increase
  4. 60
  5. 99
  6. 100% increase
  7. 54
  8. 58
  9. 19
  10. 14% increase
  11. 55
  12. 89
  13. 25
  14. 60% decrease
  15. 18
  16. 50
  17. 34
  18. 44
  19. 58% decrease
  20. 55
  21. 5
  22. 75
  23. 10% increase
  24. 84
  25. 40
  26. 13
  27. 5
  28. 32
  29. 80
  30. 6% decrease
  31. 15% decrease
  32. 27% increase
  33. 35% decrease
  34. 35
  35. 29
  36. 35
  37. 23% increase
  38. 32% decrease
  39. 81% increase
  40. 28

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