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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 610 · 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 table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 435. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 74% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹242. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 26% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 60% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% increase
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹484. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 8% decrease
  3. 47
  4. 20% decrease
  5. 43
  6. 13
  7. 30% increase
  8. 36% increase
  9. 10
  10. 74% increase
  11. 15% increase
  12. 21
  13. 30% increase
  14. 21
  15. 56
  16. 35
  17. 26% increase
  18. 60% increase
  19. 85% increase
  20. 36% increase
  21. 80
  22. 21
  23. 60
  24. 45% decrease
  25. 41
  26. 25
  27. 44
  28. 30
  29. 56
  30. 10% increase
  31. 16% decrease
  32. 55% increase
  33. 12
  34. 92
  35. 15
  36. 95
  37. 10% increase
  38. 36
  39. 48% decrease
  40. 65% increase

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