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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 720 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 5% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 88% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 16% increase
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 45% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% decrease (c) 83% increase (d) 93% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 80% increase
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 88% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 72% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 291. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 104% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 94% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹127. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 78
  3. 88
  4. 20
  5. 60
  6. 14
  7. 15% increase
  8. 5% increase
  9. 44% increase
  10. 27
  11. 30
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 30% increase
  14. 16% decrease
  15. 56
  16. 10% decrease
  17. 84
  18. 16
  19. 11
  20. 15
  21. 30% increase
  22. 5
  23. 35% decrease
  24. 30
  25. 8
  26. 45
  27. 65
  28. 83% increase
  29. 95
  30. 80% increase
  31. 96
  32. 78% increase
  33. 60
  34. 35
  35. 48% increase
  36. 30% decrease
  37. 60
  38. 94% increase
  39. 45% decrease
  40. 27

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