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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 531 · 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 ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹561. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 66% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 3% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 35% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 14% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 44% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹640. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 60% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹795. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 5% decrease
  3. 46
  4. 58
  5. 20
  6. 15
  7. 28% increase
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 60
  10. 87
  11. 8% increase
  12. 5
  13. 66% increase
  14. 12% decrease
  15. 95
  16. 35% decrease
  17. 22
  18. 14% increase
  19. 44% increase
  20. 12% increase
  21. 60
  22. 60% increase
  23. 30
  24. 65
  25. 6% decrease
  26. 24
  27. 28% decrease
  28. 6
  29. 100% increase
  30. 15% increase
  31. 45% decrease
  32. 10
  33. 45
  34. 59
  35. 35
  36. 30% increase
  37. 40
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 15
  40. 40

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