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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 709 · 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 ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 44% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 20% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 106% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 15% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 75% increase
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹417. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹495. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 628. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 67% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 44
  3. 11% decrease
  4. 44% decrease
  5. 14
  6. 76
  7. 14
  8. 96
  9. 20% increase
  10. 30
  11. 45% decrease
  12. 80% increase
  13. 96% increase
  14. 15% decrease
  15. 75% increase
  16. 20
  17. 100
  18. 70% increase
  19. 12
  20. 39
  21. 98
  22. 20% increase
  23. 18% decrease
  24. 9
  25. 15% increase
  26. 12
  27. 100
  28. 95% increase
  29. 54
  30. 57% increase
  31. 15
  32. 16
  33. 64% increase
  34. 54
  35. 45% increase
  36. 8% increase
  37. 36
  38. 100
  39. 5
  40. 12

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