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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 555 · 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 ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 213. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 87% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 775. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 724. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 91% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 91% increase
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹970. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 84% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 334. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 387. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 29% increase
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹567. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 5% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 92% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 40
  3. 12
  4. 29% decrease
  5. 15% decrease
  6. 84
  7. 55% increase
  8. 47
  9. 81% increase
  10. 54
  11. 77
  12. 45
  13. 94
  14. 45
  15. 20
  16. 12
  17. 10
  18. 100
  19. 70
  20. 84% increase
  21. 58
  22. 100
  23. 55
  24. 85% increase
  25. 35% increase
  26. 30
  27. 67% increase
  28. 54
  29. 10
  30. 29% increase
  31. 35
  32. 5
  33. 89
  34. 25% decrease
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 8
  37. 50
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 92% increase
  40. 26

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