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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 672 · 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 school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹519. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 12% increase
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 48% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 15% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 426. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 103% increase (d) 93% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% increase
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 50
  3. 15% increase
  4. 80
  5. 73
  6. 5
  7. 50% increase
  8. 5
  9. 36% increase
  10. 95% increase
  11. 8% decrease
  12. 95
  13. 13
  14. 26
  15. 52
  16. 17% decrease
  17. 24% decrease
  18. 40
  19. 15% decrease
  20. 75% increase
  21. 40
  22. 35% decrease
  23. 52
  24. 56% increase
  25. 25
  26. 37
  27. 25
  28. 42% increase
  29. 8
  30. 42% decrease
  31. 5
  32. 93% increase
  33. 60% decrease
  34. 35% increase
  35. 32
  36. 6
  37. 16
  38. 70% increase
  39. 15% decrease
  40. 31

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