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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 766 · 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 storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 735. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 60% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 54% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹940. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 23% increase (d) 33% increase

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 35
  3. 25
  4. 70% increase
  5. 5% decrease
  6. 5
  7. 71
  8. 40
  9. 20
  10. 30
  11. 22% decrease
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 47% increase
  14. 25
  15. 40
  16. 35
  17. 50
  18. 20
  19. 15
  20. 60% increase
  21. 32
  22. 75
  23. 40% decrease
  24. 75
  25. 22% increase
  26. 35% increase
  27. 5
  28. 20% increase
  29. 45% increase
  30. 10
  31. 20
  32. 5
  33. 56% decrease
  34. 90% increase
  35. 10
  36. 56
  37. 88
  38. 70
  39. 30% decrease
  40. 23% decrease

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