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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 658 · 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 football changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 32% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹644. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹381. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 45% increase
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 845. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 79% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 79% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 38% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 40% increase
  3. 48
  4. 30% increase
  5. 50
  6. 36% decrease
  7. 20% decrease
  8. 29
  9. 68
  10. 61
  11. 25% decrease
  12. 20
  13. 50
  14. 8% decrease
  15. 10
  16. 44
  17. 30% increase
  18. 60
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 60% decrease
  22. 27
  23. 26
  24. 16% decrease
  25. 15
  26. 90% increase
  27. 55
  28. 68
  29. 14
  30. 35% decrease
  31. 54
  32. 50% increase
  33. 84% increase
  34. 16% decrease
  35. 33
  36. 69% increase
  37. 15
  38. 12% increase
  39. 38% decrease
  40. 5

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