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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 710 · 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 football changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 513. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 71% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 35% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 84% increase
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 30% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 369. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 23% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹441. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 3% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹840. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹77. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 28% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 45% increase
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹316. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 354. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% decrease (b) 77% increase (c) 87% increase (d) 77% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 71% increase
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 10% increase
  5. 32% increase
  6. 35
  7. 55
  8. 10
  9. 56% decrease
  10. 15
  11. 37% decrease
  12. 16
  13. 70% increase
  14. 70% increase
  15. 5
  16. 30% increase
  17. 7
  18. 23% increase
  19. 47
  20. 5
  21. 22% decrease
  22. 12% decrease
  23. 68
  24. 26
  25. 54
  26. 35% increase
  27. 55
  28. 60
  29. 35
  30. 60
  31. 55
  32. 100
  33. 15
  34. 45% increase
  35. 39
  36. 58
  37. 77% increase
  38. 36% decrease
  39. 10% increase
  40. 8% decrease

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