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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 682 · 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 ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹635. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 12% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 4% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 108% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 95% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹772. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 106% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 96% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 5% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 78% decrease

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 12
  3. 27
  4. 34
  5. 11% increase
  6. 40% decrease
  7. 74
  8. 32
  9. 12% decrease
  10. 45% decrease
  11. 11
  12. 55
  13. 30% increase
  14. 20
  15. 90
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 92
  18. 55
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 50
  21. 50
  22. 56
  23. 50% increase
  24. 60% decrease
  25. 45% increase
  26. 44% increase
  27. 10
  28. 15
  29. 5% increase
  30. 98% increase
  31. 30% increase
  32. 95% increase
  33. 90
  34. 93
  35. 48% increase
  36. 60
  37. 20
  38. 96% increase
  39. 5% increase
  40. 52% decrease

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