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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 75 · 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 ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 584. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 14% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 34% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 70% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 70% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹139. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% increase
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 57% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 46% increase
  3. 80
  4. 56% increase
  5. 100% increase
  6. 10
  7. 85% increase
  8. 60
  9. 60
  10. 23% decrease
  11. 100% increase
  12. 70% increase
  13. 70% increase
  14. 48
  15. 28
  16. 5
  17. 15
  18. 5
  19. 18
  20. 39
  21. 6
  22. 75% increase
  23. 100
  24. 50
  25. 90
  26. 15% increase
  27. 13
  28. 80
  29. 18% increase
  30. 5
  31. 65% increase
  32. 10% decrease
  33. 19% increase
  34. 30% decrease
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 50% increase
  37. 20
  38. 65
  39. 15
  40. 32% increase

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