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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 60 · 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 storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹151. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹624. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 75% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 32% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 597. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 109% decrease (d) 109% increase
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 74% decrease (d) 37% increase
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹788. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹975. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 56
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 8% decrease
  6. 75% increase
  7. 32% decrease
  8. 42% decrease
  9. 99% increase
  10. 8
  11. 45
  12. 10
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 37% decrease
  15. 60
  16. 10% increase
  17. 32
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 65% increase
  20. 8
  21. 70
  22. 20% increase
  23. 44
  24. 16
  25. 11
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 55
  28. 28
  29. 32
  30. 34
  31. 97
  32. 80
  33. 42
  34. 65
  35. 80
  36. 8
  37. 95
  38. 95
  39. 46
  40. 56% decrease

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