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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 759 · 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 kite changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹740. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 84% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹486. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 28% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 11% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 106% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 8% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% increase
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% increase
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 60
  3. 99
  4. 51% decrease
  5. 14
  6. 60% increase
  7. 55
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 59
  11. 20
  12. 85
  13. 16
  14. 15
  15. 30
  16. 12
  17. 25% increase
  18. 58% decrease
  19. 60
  20. 25% decrease
  21. 21% decrease
  22. 62
  23. 56% decrease
  24. 10% increase
  25. 55% decrease
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 96% increase
  29. 78% increase
  30. 90
  31. 8% decrease
  32. 30% increase
  33. 15
  34. 15
  35. 99
  36. 18% decrease
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 100
  39. 31
  40. 100% increase

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