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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 564 · 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 kite changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹825. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 54% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 51% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 16
  3. 15% increase
  4. 35% increase
  5. 98
  6. 65
  7. 28
  8. 92
  9. 54
  10. 35
  11. 80% increase
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 60
  14. 60% decrease
  15. 10% decrease
  16. 37
  17. 7
  18. 42% decrease
  19. 49% decrease
  20. 96
  21. 88
  22. 38
  23. 58
  24. 56% increase
  25. 35
  26. 54% increase
  27. 51% decrease
  28. 48% decrease
  29. 66
  30. 5
  31. 10
  32. 76
  33. 11
  34. 25% increase
  35. 15
  36. 48
  37. 5
  38. 5% increase
  39. 85% increase
  40. 26% increase

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