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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 737 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 55% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 82% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 100 to 107. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 7% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 735. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 55% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹537. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 42% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 45% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 90% increase
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 108% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 108% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹151. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 334. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 77% decrease (d) 67% increase

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 50
  3. 20
  4. 75% increase
  5. 6% decrease
  6. 9
  7. 95
  8. 45% increase
  9. 25% increase
  10. 51
  11. 55% decrease
  12. 82% increase
  13. 7% increase
  14. 56% decrease
  15. 85% increase
  16. 47% increase
  17. 55% decrease
  18. 90
  19. 79
  20. 96
  21. 60
  22. 32% decrease
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 10
  25. 10% increase
  26. 45% decrease
  27. 98
  28. 78
  29. 36
  30. 15% decrease
  31. 55
  32. 35
  33. 18% decrease
  34. 55
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 45% decrease
  37. 45% decrease
  38. 98% increase
  39. 51
  40. 67% increase

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