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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 632 · 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 school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 60% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 34% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 43% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 28% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% decrease (c) 105% increase (d) 95% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 16% increase
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 197. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% decrease (b) 107% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 107% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹179. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 75% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 40
  3. 70
  4. 60% increase
  5. 34% decrease
  6. 55
  7. 52
  8. 80
  9. 43% decrease
  10. 80% increase
  11. 56% decrease
  12. 20
  13. 22
  14. 5
  15. 40
  16. 24
  17. 14
  18. 50
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 60
  21. 48
  22. 25% decrease
  23. 20
  24. 95% increase
  25. 80% increase
  26. 50
  27. 95
  28. 97% increase
  29. 58% decrease
  30. 79
  31. 43
  32. 15
  33. 70
  34. 34
  35. 16
  36. 55
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 55% increase
  40. 36% decrease

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