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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 627 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 36% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 18% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 45
  3. 12
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 40
  7. 8
  8. 25
  9. 36% decrease
  10. 56% increase
  11. 55
  12. 8% decrease
  13. 45
  14. 50
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 54
  17. 40% increase
  18. 29
  19. 26
  20. 60
  21. 85
  22. 60
  23. 12% increase
  24. 70% increase
  25. 45
  26. 20% decrease
  27. 88
  28. 55
  29. 30
  30. 42% decrease
  31. 14% increase
  32. 58
  33. 45
  34. 10
  35. 30
  36. 10
  37. 25
  38. 28
  39. 15
  40. 35

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