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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 59 · 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 ₹500 to ₹575. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹880. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 51% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 52% increase
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹608. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹550. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 71% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 312. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 54% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 65
  3. 50
  4. 76
  5. 10
  6. 90% increase
  7. 20
  8. 16% increase
  9. 15% increase
  10. 24% increase
  11. 85% increase
  12. 7% decrease
  13. 52% decrease
  14. 52
  15. 10
  16. 54% decrease
  17. 15% increase
  18. 5
  19. 30
  20. 45
  21. 6
  22. 8
  23. 25
  24. 18% decrease
  25. 28% increase
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 54
  28. 5% increase
  29. 22
  30. 71% increase
  31. 45
  32. 5
  33. 12
  34. 56% increase
  35. 91
  36. 35
  37. 50
  38. 36% increase
  39. 35% decrease
  40. 58% decrease

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