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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 579 · 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 toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹226. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 248. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 38% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 30
  3. 16
  4. 45% decrease
  5. 13
  6. 11% decrease
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 60% increase
  9. 20
  10. 52% decrease
  11. 56
  12. 25% increase
  13. 32% increase
  14. 65% increase
  15. 10% increase
  16. 20
  17. 15% increase
  18. 6
  19. 30% increase
  20. 48
  21. 14
  22. 25
  23. 38% decrease
  24. 52% increase
  25. 50% increase
  26. 70
  27. 48
  28. 68
  29. 44
  30. 60
  31. 90% increase
  32. 40
  33. 41
  34. 8% increase
  35. 32% decrease
  36. 44
  37. 92
  38. 75
  39. 40
  40. 31

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