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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 734 · 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 ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹408. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 291. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 94% increase (c) 104% decrease (d) 104% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 24% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 105% decrease (d) 95% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 23% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 5% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 23% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 6% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 68% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 38% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 30% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 49% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 44
  3. 16
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 45
  6. 36
  7. 65
  8. 58
  9. 5% increase
  10. 94% increase
  11. 95
  12. 60% increase
  13. 62
  14. 60
  15. 33
  16. 24% decrease
  17. 95% increase
  18. 23% decrease
  19. 52% decrease
  20. 5% decrease
  21. 13% decrease
  22. 5% increase
  23. 15
  24. 58% decrease
  25. 5% increase
  26. 57% decrease
  27. 76% increase
  28. 28% increase
  29. 40% increase
  30. 56% increase
  31. 37
  32. 92% increase
  33. 55
  34. 46% decrease
  35. 54
  36. 20
  37. 30% decrease
  38. 49% decrease
  39. 28% increase
  40. 10

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