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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 712 · 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 ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹830. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 94% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 5% increase
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 90% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 444. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 24% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 24% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 752. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 52% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 105% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 11% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 61
  3. 34
  4. 15
  5. 14
  6. 66
  7. 60% decrease
  8. 47% decrease
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 24
  11. 75% increase
  12. 11% increase
  13. 60% decrease
  14. 48% increase
  15. 92
  16. 25
  17. 9
  18. 50
  19. 18% decrease
  20. 12% increase
  21. 88% increase
  22. 65% increase
  23. 34% decrease
  24. 15
  25. 12
  26. 100
  27. 66
  28. 40% decrease
  29. 55
  30. 24% increase
  31. 30
  32. 20
  33. 95% increase
  34. 45
  35. 24
  36. 44% decrease
  37. 35
  38. 12% increase
  39. 52
  40. 55% decrease

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