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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 633 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹596. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 4% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 54% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 17% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹745. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 12% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 35% increase
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% increase
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 30
  3. 49
  4. 40% decrease
  5. 50
  6. 25
  7. 16% increase
  8. 54% decrease
  9. 18% decrease
  10. 5% decrease
  11. 28
  12. 34% decrease
  13. 15% increase
  14. 9
  15. 40
  16. 49
  17. 16% decrease
  18. 15% increase
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 14
  21. 40
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 35% decrease
  24. 34
  25. 42% decrease
  26. 20% increase
  27. 45
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 35
  30. 35% decrease
  31. 100% increase
  32. 53
  33. 45
  34. 60
  35. 74
  36. 52
  37. 15
  38. 75
  39. 42
  40. 55

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