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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 578 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 137. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% increase
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% increase
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 98% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% increase (d) 106% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 29% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 29% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 30
  3. 30% decrease
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 55
  6. 88
  7. 31
  8. 37% increase
  9. 96
  10. 85% increase
  11. 12
  12. 90
  13. 85
  14. 55
  15. 20
  16. 20
  17. 84
  18. 32% increase
  19. 80
  20. 60% decrease
  21. 10
  22. 50% decrease
  23. 94
  24. 5
  25. 15
  26. 20
  27. 8% increase
  28. 44
  29. 76
  30. 55
  31. 88% increase
  32. 66
  33. 85
  34. 60% increase
  35. 96% increase
  36. 20% decrease
  37. 58
  38. 20
  39. 21
  40. 29% increase

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