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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 790 · 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 wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 423. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹312. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 23% increase (d) 92% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 77% increase (c) 87% decrease (d) 77% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 715. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 53% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 66% increase
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹552. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 67% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 12% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 98% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 93% decrease (d) 93% increase
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 78% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 78% decrease

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 41% increase
  3. 40
  4. 22
  5. 90% increase
  6. 23% increase
  7. 77% increase
  8. 62
  9. 40
  10. 60
  11. 43% increase
  12. 70
  13. 90
  14. 55% decrease
  15. 88
  16. 35
  17. 52
  18. 25
  19. 44% decrease
  20. 16
  21. 20
  22. 14
  23. 20
  24. 45
  25. 95
  26. 100% increase
  27. 38
  28. 25
  29. 55
  30. 30% decrease
  31. 25
  32. 57% decrease
  33. 12% decrease
  34. 49% decrease
  35. 55
  36. 93% increase
  37. 94
  38. 52
  39. 44% decrease
  40. 65% increase

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