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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 643 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 72% increase
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 42% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹935. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 16% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 44% increase
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 173. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 73% increase (d) 83% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 87% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 19% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 58
  2. 55
  3. 58
  4. 10
  5. 28
  6. 22
  7. 24% increase
  8. 60
  9. 60% increase
  10. 59
  11. 35% decrease
  12. 80% increase
  13. 20
  14. 5% decrease
  15. 14% increase
  16. 50% decrease
  17. 14% increase
  18. 87
  19. 20% increase
  20. 44% increase
  21. 51
  22. 11
  23. 100% increase
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 5% decrease
  26. 55
  27. 44
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 73% increase
  30. 30% decrease
  31. 55
  32. 58% increase
  33. 19% decrease
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 29
  36. 6
  37. 75
  38. 44% decrease
  39. 14
  40. 20

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