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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 791 · 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 torch changes from ₹200 to ₹170. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% increase
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 70% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 38% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% increase
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹474. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 142. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 29% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 51% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 14% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 224. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 54% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹411. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹640. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹187. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 18% increase

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 42
  4. 5
  5. 60% decrease
  6. 20
  7. 38% decrease
  8. 45% decrease
  9. 60
  10. 35
  11. 66
  12. 95% increase
  13. 45
  14. 21
  15. 58
  16. 90
  17. 29% decrease
  18. 10
  19. 12
  20. 65
  21. 20
  22. 6% increase
  23. 25% increase
  24. 41% decrease
  25. 15% increase
  26. 7% decrease
  27. 44% decrease
  28. 60
  29. 40
  30. 37
  31. 28
  32. 70% increase
  33. 50% decrease
  34. 87
  35. 18
  36. 100
  37. 40% decrease
  38. 52
  39. 20
  40. 12% decrease

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