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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 634 · 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 table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 78% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 39% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 11% increase
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% increase
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 5% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 25% decrease

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 78% increase
  3. 75
  4. 60
  5. 50
  6. 75% increase
  7. 29
  8. 70% increase
  9. 17
  10. 5
  11. 55
  12. 64
  13. 39% decrease
  14. 11% increase
  15. 48
  16. 40% decrease
  17. 44% increase
  18. 70
  19. 35% decrease
  20. 68
  21. 32
  22. 36% decrease
  23. 32
  24. 55
  25. 30% increase
  26. 20
  27. 36% decrease
  28. 58
  29. 95% increase
  30. 40
  31. 5% increase
  32. 31
  33. 24
  34. 47
  35. 50% increase
  36. 60
  37. 25% increase
  38. 12
  39. 60
  40. 25% decrease

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