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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 654 · 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 toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹624. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 26% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹386. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 52% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 26% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 18% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 45% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 15% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 54% increase
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 49% increase
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 25
  3. 90
  4. 30% increase
  5. 60% increase
  6. 8% decrease
  7. 40
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 56
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 26% decrease
  12. 93
  13. 25% increase
  14. 65% increase
  15. 66% increase
  16. 26% decrease
  17. 42
  18. 40% decrease
  19. 6% decrease
  20. 15% increase
  21. 100
  22. 17
  23. 58
  24. 52
  25. 30
  26. 76
  27. 32
  28. 45% increase
  29. 16
  30. 15% decrease
  31. 84% increase
  32. 8
  33. 18
  34. 5
  35. 55
  36. 54% decrease
  37. 6
  38. 30% increase
  39. 49% decrease
  40. 24

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