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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 56 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹835. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 12% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹248. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 16% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹980. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% increase
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 55% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 67
  2. 85
  3. 28% increase
  4. 90% increase
  5. 16
  6. 6
  7. 72% increase
  8. 12% increase
  9. 75% increase
  10. 52% increase
  11. 38
  12. 30
  13. 85
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 14
  16. 25
  17. 95
  18. 24% decrease
  19. 96
  20. 10
  21. 60
  22. 56% decrease
  23. 6
  24. 40
  25. 54% decrease
  26. 62% increase
  27. 5
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 10
  30. 26% increase
  31. 60
  32. 12
  33. 10% increase
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 80
  36. 11% increase
  37. 50
  38. 40% decrease
  39. 5
  40. 36

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