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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 66 · 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 ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 23% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 748. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 97% increase (b) 87% increase (c) 97% decrease (d) 87% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 48% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 2% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 55% increase
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹845. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 37% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 23% decrease
  3. 30% increase
  4. 55
  5. 32
  6. 30% decrease
  7. 60
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 14
  10. 15% increase
  11. 7
  12. 48
  13. 50
  14. 25
  15. 20
  16. 87% increase
  17. 5
  18. 90% increase
  19. 48% decrease
  20. 32% increase
  21. 10
  22. 15
  23. 10
  24. 48
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 35
  27. 21
  28. 8
  29. 30% decrease
  30. 78% increase
  31. 5% decrease
  32. 28
  33. 19% decrease
  34. 55% decrease
  35. 22
  36. 20
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 69
  39. 37% decrease
  40. 34

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