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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 688 · 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 ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 9% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 21% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 105% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 33% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 10% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 40% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 55% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 10% decrease

Answer key

  1. 46
  2. 45
  3. 14
  4. 26
  5. 75
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 32
  8. 12% decrease
  9. 10
  10. 12
  11. 15% decrease
  12. 52% decrease
  13. 100% increase
  14. 42% decrease
  15. 95% increase
  16. 80
  17. 25
  18. 8% increase
  19. 53
  20. 19% decrease
  21. 22% increase
  22. 24
  23. 10
  24. 58
  25. 16% decrease
  26. 10% increase
  27. 42
  28. 5% increase
  29. 69
  30. 20% increase
  31. 40
  32. 42
  33. 40% decrease
  34. 30% increase
  35. 52
  36. 5
  37. 20% increase
  38. 63
  39. 55% decrease
  40. 50% increase

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