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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 678 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 770. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 284. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 29% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 163. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 710. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 52% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 33% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 486. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 62% increase

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 56
  3. 26
  4. 54% increase
  5. 10
  6. 29% decrease
  7. 63% increase
  8. 77
  9. 10
  10. 28% decrease
  11. 60% increase
  12. 25% decrease
  13. 40
  14. 100% increase
  15. 5
  16. 15% decrease
  17. 22
  18. 98
  19. 76
  20. 25
  21. 42% increase
  22. 70% increase
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 60% decrease
  25. 30
  26. 40
  27. 15
  28. 18
  29. 72
  30. 32
  31. 55% increase
  32. 59
  33. 65% increase
  34. 8
  35. 32% decrease
  36. 20
  37. 35
  38. 14% increase
  39. 44% increase
  40. 62% increase

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