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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 617 · 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 ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 6% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% increase
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 40% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹885. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 50% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 45% decrease
  3. 15% increase
  4. 38
  5. 25
  6. 8% decrease
  7. 64
  8. 10
  9. 22
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 77
  12. 95% increase
  13. 26% decrease
  14. 25
  15. 58
  16. 31% decrease
  17. 46
  18. 25% decrease
  19. 26% increase
  20. 47
  21. 36
  22. 26% decrease
  23. 52
  24. 72% increase
  25. 75
  26. 10% increase
  27. 5
  28. 90
  29. 95
  30. 32
  31. 34% decrease
  32. 40
  33. 16
  34. 15
  35. 15
  36. 65% increase
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 52
  39. 28% decrease
  40. 35

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