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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 685 · 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 kite changes from ₹400 to ₹520. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹792. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 35% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 30% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 483. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 71% decrease (d) 61% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹905. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 87% increase (c) 87% decrease (d) 77% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 67% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 50
  3. 16
  4. 98
  5. 55
  6. 22
  7. 35% increase
  8. 82
  9. 11
  10. 19
  11. 30% decrease
  12. 61% increase
  13. 16% decrease
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 5% increase
  16. 81
  17. 40
  18. 62% increase
  19. 90
  20. 48% increase
  21. 77% increase
  22. 12% increase
  23. 56% decrease
  24. 60
  25. 60
  26. 58
  27. 60
  28. 50
  29. 52
  30. 57% decrease
  31. 25
  32. 20
  33. 50
  34. 20
  35. 14
  36. 45
  37. 37
  38. 60
  39. 33
  40. 30

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