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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 602 · 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 school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹543. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 147. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% decrease (d) 51% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 21% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 48% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 28% increase
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹362. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 1% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 64% decrease

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 56
  3. 60% increase
  4. 84% increase
  5. 19% decrease
  6. 47% increase
  7. 81
  8. 13
  9. 71
  10. 20
  11. 51% decrease
  12. 60
  13. 76
  14. 44% decrease
  15. 75
  16. 30
  17. 58
  18. 11% increase
  19. 8
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 33% decrease
  22. 90
  23. 58
  24. 48% increase
  25. 25
  26. 25% increase
  27. 28% decrease
  28. 81
  29. 15
  30. 21
  31. 52
  32. 100% increase
  33. 30% decrease
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 28% increase
  37. 22
  38. 40% increase
  39. 15
  40. 54% increase

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