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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 718 · 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 table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 274. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 76% increase
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 780. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹990. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 54% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 19% increase
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹528. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 75% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 46% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 21% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 40% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 464. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 16% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 37% increase
  3. 95% increase
  4. 51
  5. 53% increase
  6. 56% increase
  7. 52
  8. 5
  9. 40
  10. 98
  11. 45% increase
  12. 54% decrease
  13. 100% increase
  14. 35
  15. 25% decrease
  16. 14
  17. 30
  18. 6
  19. 16
  20. 95% increase
  21. 100
  22. 58
  23. 76
  24. 47
  25. 6
  26. 48% decrease
  27. 15% decrease
  28. 6
  29. 92% increase
  30. 5
  31. 14% decrease
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 14
  34. 24% increase
  35. 25% increase
  36. 60
  37. 24
  38. 16% increase
  39. 42
  40. 47

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