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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 603 · 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 ₹250 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 24% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 49% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹262. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹411. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 744. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 4% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 50% increase
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹725. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 89% decrease (d) 99% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹414. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 22% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 591. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 107% increase (c) 97% increase (d) 107% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 56% decrease
  3. 8% increase
  4. 39% decrease
  5. 80
  6. 31
  7. 37
  8. 16% decrease
  9. 8
  10. 30
  11. 32% decrease
  12. 59
  13. 8
  14. 15
  15. 56
  16. 12
  17. 86% increase
  18. 5
  19. 39
  20. 30
  21. 22
  22. 8% decrease
  23. 10
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 85
  26. 72
  27. 28% decrease
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 30% decrease
  30. 30
  31. 50% increase
  32. 100
  33. 15% decrease
  34. 45
  35. 95
  36. 40
  37. 89% increase
  38. 38
  39. 22% decrease
  40. 97% increase

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