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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 618 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 12% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 46% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹792. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹764. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 768. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 102% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹532. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 42% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 72% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 576. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 86
  2. 50% decrease
  3. 5
  4. 40% increase
  5. 13
  6. 20% increase
  7. 56
  8. 20
  9. 55
  10. 58
  11. 21
  12. 12% increase
  13. 32% increase
  14. 42% increase
  15. 50
  16. 15% decrease
  17. 46% decrease
  18. 70
  19. 59
  20. 98
  21. 10
  22. 34% decrease
  23. 15% increase
  24. 91
  25. 100
  26. 5
  27. 30% increase
  28. 92% increase
  29. 8% increase
  30. 33
  31. 48
  32. 32% increase
  33. 48% increase
  34. 17
  35. 44% increase
  36. 7
  37. 55% increase
  38. 59
  39. 42
  40. 14

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