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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 640 · 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 ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 39% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 147. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 61% increase (d) 61% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 35% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 432. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 835. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% decrease (b) 67% decrease (c) 77% increase (d) 67% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹226. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 30
  3. 26% decrease
  4. 18% decrease
  5. 25
  6. 35
  7. 86
  8. 12% decrease
  9. 5% decrease
  10. 36
  11. 15
  12. 42% increase
  13. 51% decrease
  14. 5
  15. 35% decrease
  16. 28% increase
  17. 50
  18. 5% increase
  19. 65
  20. 8% increase
  21. 5
  22. 50% decrease
  23. 67% increase
  24. 15% decrease
  25. 5% decrease
  26. 80
  27. 25% decrease
  28. 20
  29. 80
  30. 5% increase
  31. 5
  32. 40% increase
  33. 13
  34. 20% increase
  35. 9
  36. 45
  37. 25
  38. 20
  39. 20
  40. 20% increase

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