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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 58 · 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 ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 12% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 21% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹306. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 34% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 10% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 23% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 15% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 12% decrease
  4. 57% decrease
  5. 11% decrease
  6. 60
  7. 5
  8. 70% increase
  9. 5
  10. 40% decrease
  11. 56
  12. 36
  13. 46
  14. 42
  15. 5% decrease
  16. 53
  17. 25
  18. 5% increase
  19. 35
  20. 45
  21. 86
  22. 34% decrease
  23. 80
  24. 29
  25. 74
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 23% decrease
  28. 21
  29. 15% decrease
  30. 38
  31. 6
  32. 60% decrease
  33. 14% decrease
  34. 55% decrease
  35. 15% decrease
  36. 55
  37. 35
  38. 25
  39. 40
  40. 46

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