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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 624 · 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 ₹200 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 605. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 31% increase
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 38% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹107. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 60
  3. 60% decrease
  4. 47
  5. 10% decrease
  6. 28
  7. 8% decrease
  8. 60
  9. 35% increase
  10. 50
  11. 55
  12. 21% increase
  13. 29
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 60
  16. 26% decrease
  17. 10
  18. 29% decrease
  19. 38% decrease
  20. 10
  21. 64% increase
  22. 90
  23. 32% decrease
  24. 47
  25. 7
  26. 55
  27. 92
  28. 56
  29. 16
  30. 12% decrease
  31. 88
  32. 44
  33. 46
  34. 35% decrease
  35. 10
  36. 12
  37. 80
  38. 24
  39. 45% decrease
  40. 92

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