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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 722 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹314. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹608. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 80% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹308. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 19% increase (d) 29% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 80% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹792. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 2% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 37% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 96% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹384. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 15
  3. 60
  4. 57
  5. 56
  6. 25% decrease
  7. 15
  8. 52
  9. 40% increase
  10. 90
  11. 45% increase
  12. 85
  13. 60% decrease
  14. 48
  15. 80% increase
  16. 40
  17. 32
  18. 54
  19. 8
  20. 19% decrease
  21. 25% increase
  22. 52
  23. 80% increase
  24. 98
  25. 27
  26. 20
  27. 5% increase
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 27% decrease
  30. 85
  31. 80% increase
  32. 58
  33. 82
  34. 44
  35. 40
  36. 24
  37. 75% increase
  38. 10
  39. 28
  40. 23% decrease

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