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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 713 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 1% increase (d) 5% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 53% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 87% increase (d) 58% increase
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 20% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 561. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 87% decrease (d) 97% increase
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 327. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹785. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹113. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹167. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 3% increase
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 17% decrease
  3. 5% increase
  4. 24% increase
  5. 52% decrease
  6. 7
  7. 15% decrease
  8. 40
  9. 27
  10. 43% decrease
  11. 58% decrease
  12. 14
  13. 65
  14. 10
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 8
  17. 46
  18. 65% increase
  19. 87% increase
  20. 24
  21. 30
  22. 54
  23. 9% increase
  24. 6
  25. 25% increase
  26. 15% increase
  27. 10% decrease
  28. 5
  29. 57
  30. 13
  31. 67
  32. 5% decrease
  33. 55
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 45
  36. 5% decrease
  37. 12
  38. 60
  39. 18
  40. 6

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