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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 537 · 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 ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹855. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 32% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 20% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 39% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 82% increase
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 428. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 22% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 50% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹712. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 27% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 65% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹522. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 45
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 14
  5. 14
  6. 71
  7. 18% increase
  8. 56% increase
  9. 32% decrease
  10. 80% increase
  11. 8
  12. 90
  13. 26% increase
  14. 40
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 12% decrease
  17. 41% increase
  18. 34
  19. 7% increase
  20. 26
  21. 40
  22. 25
  23. 44% increase
  24. 22% decrease
  25. 22
  26. 46
  27. 50% increase
  28. 15
  29. 44
  30. 52
  31. 78
  32. 27% decrease
  33. 15
  34. 65% increase
  35. 74
  36. 85
  37. 54
  38. 26
  39. 60
  40. 56

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