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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 736 · 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 ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 40% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 10% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 35% increase
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 45% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 915. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 93% increase

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 80% increase
  3. 13
  4. 50
  5. 12% decrease
  6. 10% increase
  7. 5% decrease
  8. 46
  9. 35% decrease
  10. 34% decrease
  11. 100
  12. 35% increase
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 50% increase
  16. 8
  17. 42
  18. 60
  19. 100
  20. 72
  21. 24
  22. 40
  23. 65
  24. 50
  25. 5
  26. 35% increase
  27. 73
  28. 28% decrease
  29. 15
  30. 58
  31. 10
  32. 10
  33. 32
  34. 50% decrease
  35. 45% increase
  36. 30% decrease
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 5
  39. 32
  40. 83% increase

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