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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 781 · 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 ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 5% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 157. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 592. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% increase
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 414. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 18% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 30% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 840. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 78% increase
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 113. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 23% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹143. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 35
  3. 40
  4. 5% decrease
  5. 57% increase
  6. 48% increase
  7. 36
  8. 75
  9. 10% decrease
  10. 58
  11. 20
  12. 10
  13. 38% increase
  14. 15
  15. 45% increase
  16. 10
  17. 17% increase
  18. 47
  19. 90% increase
  20. 20% decrease
  21. 30% increase
  22. 27
  23. 59
  24. 60% decrease
  25. 25
  26. 68
  27. 50% increase
  28. 55
  29. 68% increase
  30. 35
  31. 5% increase
  32. 14
  33. 45% increase
  34. 13% increase
  35. 80% increase
  36. 8% decrease
  37. 7
  38. 16
  39. 25
  40. 43

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