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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 779 · 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 500 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 72% increase (d) 62% increase
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹865. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 213. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 40% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% increase
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 72% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 41% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 705. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 784. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% increase (d) 96% increase
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 43% increase (d) 43% decrease

Answer key

  1. 27% decrease
  2. 45
  3. 44
  4. 55
  5. 57
  6. 62% increase
  7. 87
  8. 43% decrease
  9. 50% increase
  10. 30
  11. 100
  12. 54
  13. 10
  14. 18
  15. 64
  16. 5
  17. 18
  18. 58
  19. 25% increase
  20. 73
  21. 100
  22. 28% increase
  23. 44
  24. 42% increase
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 80
  28. 50
  29. 23
  30. 15
  31. 90% increase
  32. 13
  33. 31% decrease
  34. 28% decrease
  35. 35
  36. 15
  37. 41% increase
  38. 96% increase
  39. 35
  40. 86% increase

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