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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 575 · 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 school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 113. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 147. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 47% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 8% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 652. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 62% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 18% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 61% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹424. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 45% increase
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 14
  3. 36% increase
  4. 60% increase
  5. 25
  6. 53
  7. 75% increase
  8. 13% increase
  9. 47% increase
  10. 10% increase
  11. 8% decrease
  12. 63% increase
  13. 24
  14. 62% increase
  15. 5% decrease
  16. 18% decrease
  17. 25
  18. 32% decrease
  19. 25% decrease
  20. 26% decrease
  21. 43
  22. 56
  23. 96
  24. 72
  25. 20% decrease
  26. 51% decrease
  27. 20% decrease
  28. 6
  29. 46
  30. 24% decrease
  31. 7% decrease
  32. 35
  33. 100% increase
  34. 20
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 86
  37. 28
  38. 95
  39. 52
  40. 11% decrease

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