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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 702 · 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 toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 37% decrease (c) 37% increase (d) 74% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 15% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 35% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 7% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹143. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 268. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 33% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹321. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% increase
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 48% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹194. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 55
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 5
  5. 28% decrease
  6. 64
  7. 56
  8. 18% increase
  9. 74% increase
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 15
  12. 75
  13. 58
  14. 25% decrease
  15. 56% decrease
  16. 7% decrease
  17. 48
  18. 70% increase
  19. 35% decrease
  20. 43
  21. 100
  22. 56% increase
  23. 30
  24. 33% decrease
  25. 45% decrease
  26. 7
  27. 40
  28. 35
  29. 6
  30. 32% decrease
  31. 60
  32. 25
  33. 28% increase
  34. 36
  35. 40
  36. 40% decrease
  37. 6
  38. 94
  39. 6
  40. 55% increase

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