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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 739 · 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 ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 790. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 68% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 15% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 64% increase
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 410. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 39% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% increase
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹163. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 21% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹504. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 75
  3. 36% decrease
  4. 15% increase
  5. 58% increase
  6. 14% decrease
  7. 30% increase
  8. 15% decrease
  9. 80% increase
  10. 16
  11. 8
  12. 24
  13. 64% increase
  14. 65% increase
  15. 38% decrease
  16. 62
  17. 72
  18. 15
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 56% decrease
  21. 85
  22. 55% increase
  23. 40
  24. 44
  25. 63
  26. 29
  27. 25
  28. 42% decrease
  29. 35
  30. 11% decrease
  31. 36
  32. 15
  33. 30% increase
  34. 60
  35. 60% decrease
  36. 44
  37. 68
  38. 94
  39. 14
  40. 50

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