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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 616 · 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 toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹745. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 65% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 38% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 42% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 23% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 45% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 21% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 30% decrease

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 10
  3. 25
  4. 88
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 55% increase
  7. 64
  8. 8% decrease
  9. 60
  10. 59
  11. 90% increase
  12. 38% decrease
  13. 46% decrease
  14. 32% increase
  15. 98
  16. 75
  17. 20
  18. 30
  19. 49
  20. 50% decrease
  21. 20
  22. 40
  23. 100
  24. 26
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 23% decrease
  27. 14
  28. 35
  29. 32
  30. 26
  31. 14% decrease
  32. 11
  33. 45% decrease
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 20
  36. 47
  37. 35% decrease
  38. 21% decrease
  39. 10% decrease
  40. 25% decrease

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