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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 570 · 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 ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 213. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 29% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 65% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹333. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 14% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 796. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 109% decrease (c) 109% increase (d) 99% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 22% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹980. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 17% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 12% increase
  3. 35
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 32
  6. 50
  7. 20
  8. 10% decrease
  9. 22
  10. 95% increase
  11. 85
  12. 8
  13. 30
  14. 30
  15. 91
  16. 95
  17. 29% decrease
  18. 37% decrease
  19. 80% increase
  20. 85% increase
  21. 15% decrease
  22. 55% decrease
  23. 11
  24. 72% increase
  25. 35
  26. 14% decrease
  27. 99% increase
  28. 10
  29. 44% decrease
  30. 96
  31. 85% increase
  32. 40% increase
  33. 24
  34. 10
  35. 10
  36. 53
  37. 20
  38. 11% increase
  39. 62
  40. 10% increase

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