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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 6 · 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 torch changes from ₹300 to ₹447. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 9% increase
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹423. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹177. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 20% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 4% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 20
  3. 65% increase
  4. 82
  5. 45
  6. 45% decrease
  7. 24
  8. 70
  9. 95
  10. 15
  11. 73
  12. 28
  13. 15
  14. 35% decrease
  15. 12
  16. 6
  17. 41
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 12% decrease
  20. 56% decrease
  21. 40% increase
  22. 28% decrease
  23. 70% increase
  24. 16
  25. 60
  26. 75
  27. 46
  28. 55% decrease
  29. 35% increase
  30. 25
  31. 77
  32. 60
  33. 50
  34. 99
  35. 15
  36. 25
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 20% increase
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 70

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