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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 775 · 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 table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 476. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 5% increase
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 556. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 49% decrease (d) 39% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% increase
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹369. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 61% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 64% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 40% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 90
  3. 84% increase
  4. 19% increase
  5. 5% increase
  6. 49
  7. 5
  8. 39% increase
  9. 10% increase
  10. 10% decrease
  11. 25
  12. 84
  13. 85
  14. 49% decrease
  15. 50
  16. 80
  17. 58
  18. 40% increase
  19. 35
  20. 45
  21. 16% decrease
  22. 16
  23. 56% increase
  24. 30
  25. 78
  26. 24% decrease
  27. 40
  28. 50% increase
  29. 40% increase
  30. 24
  31. 54
  32. 23
  33. 60
  34. 90
  35. 60
  36. 51% decrease
  37. 10
  38. 98
  39. 64% increase
  40. 40% decrease

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