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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 760 · 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.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 59% increase (d) 69% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 56% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 21% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹492. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 60% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 672. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 68% increase (d) 78% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹417. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 830. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 76% decrease (d) 66% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 65% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 65% increase
  2. 32
  3. 60
  4. 75
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 59% decrease
  7. 100
  8. 36
  9. 45
  10. 50% decrease
  11. 58
  12. 45% increase
  13. 41
  14. 75
  15. 56% increase
  16. 25
  17. 95
  18. 36
  19. 15
  20. 21% decrease
  21. 10
  22. 22
  23. 47
  24. 56
  25. 20
  26. 10
  27. 48
  28. 64
  29. 58
  30. 30
  31. 10% decrease
  32. 60% increase
  33. 44
  34. 68% increase
  35. 39
  36. 35% decrease
  37. 50
  38. 66% increase
  39. 65% increase
  40. 40

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