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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 650 · 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 kite changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 9% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 85% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 84% increase
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 76% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% increase
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹462. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 36% increase
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 92
  2. 5% increase
  3. 45% decrease
  4. 45% increase
  5. 32
  6. 54% decrease
  7. 40% increase
  8. 76
  9. 26
  10. 55% decrease
  11. 40
  12. 5% increase
  13. 15
  14. 40
  15. 70
  16. 85
  17. 54
  18. 60
  19. 85% increase
  20. 56% increase
  21. 15
  22. 95% increase
  23. 34% increase
  24. 45% increase
  25. 10
  26. 25% decrease
  27. 30
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 24
  30. 5
  31. 10% increase
  32. 75
  33. 54
  34. 8
  35. 65
  36. 5
  37. 40% decrease
  38. 100
  39. 24% decrease
  40. 58

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