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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 703 · 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 storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹705. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 19% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 10% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 18% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 34% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 524. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 41% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 19% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 19% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 18% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 60
  3. 15
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 60% increase
  6. 95
  7. 46% decrease
  8. 92
  9. 28
  10. 30% increase
  11. 52
  12. 22
  13. 12% increase
  14. 51
  15. 56
  16. 41
  17. 14
  18. 29
  19. 54
  20. 40
  21. 95% increase
  22. 44% increase
  23. 26
  24. 10% increase
  25. 11% decrease
  26. 18% increase
  27. 100
  28. 34% decrease
  29. 24% decrease
  30. 34
  31. 55% decrease
  32. 31% increase
  33. 20
  34. 30
  35. 50% increase
  36. 19% decrease
  37. 93
  38. 6% increase
  39. 12
  40. 35% decrease

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