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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 72 · 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 ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 24% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 38% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹107. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 65% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹608. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 208. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹394. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 94% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 85% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 24% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 684. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 71% increase (d) 81% increase
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 49% decrease (d) 39% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 37% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 37% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 43
  3. 50
  4. 40% increase
  5. 48
  6. 95% increase
  7. 7
  8. 31% decrease
  9. 10
  10. 65% increase
  11. 34
  12. 15% decrease
  13. 6
  14. 52
  15. 90
  16. 90
  17. 48% decrease
  18. 97
  19. 70
  20. 45
  21. 20
  22. 32% decrease
  23. 94% increase
  24. 28% decrease
  25. 60% increase
  26. 30
  27. 34% decrease
  28. 24% decrease
  29. 45
  30. 100
  31. 30
  32. 8
  33. 71% increase
  34. 20
  35. 47% decrease
  36. 15
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 39% decrease
  39. 37% decrease
  40. 40% decrease

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