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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 711 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 86% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 47% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 50% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 45% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 10% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 40
  3. 60
  4. 5% increase
  5. 32
  6. 16% decrease
  7. 28
  8. 10% increase
  9. 70
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 70
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 76% increase
  14. 55% decrease
  15. 80
  16. 5
  17. 37% decrease
  18. 25
  19. 64% increase
  20. 15
  21. 50
  22. 75% increase
  23. 91
  24. 8% decrease
  25. 23
  26. 5
  27. 40
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 45% increase
  30. 40
  31. 35
  32. 15
  33. 30% decrease
  34. 90% increase
  35. 15
  36. 10% increase
  37. 55
  38. 60% decrease
  39. 76
  40. 10

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