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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 573 · 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 ₹100 to ₹121. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 95% increase
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 61% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 60% increase
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 48% increase
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 96% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 30% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 48
  5. 30% increase
  6. 30
  7. 7% decrease
  8. 42
  9. 25
  10. 52% increase
  11. 25
  12. 8
  13. 95% increase
  14. 60
  15. 10
  16. 11% decrease
  17. 50% increase
  18. 14
  19. 24% decrease
  20. 51% decrease
  21. 60
  22. 64
  23. 15% increase
  24. 6
  25. 35% decrease
  26. 47% decrease
  27. 8% increase
  28. 60% increase
  29. 25
  30. 16% increase
  31. 95
  32. 5% increase
  33. 36
  34. 70
  35. 48
  36. 90
  37. 80% increase
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 55
  40. 10

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