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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 797 · 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 ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 297. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 108% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 108% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹591. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% increase
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 12% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹121. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹73. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 16% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 20% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 260. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 785. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 54% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹784. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 332. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 68% increase

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 95
  3. 72
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 30
  6. 98% increase
  7. 20
  8. 68
  9. 97
  10. 35% decrease
  11. 85
  12. 100% increase
  13. 88% increase
  14. 8% increase
  15. 55
  16. 35
  17. 71
  18. 95
  19. 10% increase
  20. 22
  21. 21
  22. 38
  23. 74% increase
  24. 12
  25. 28
  26. 55% decrease
  27. 46
  28. 16% decrease
  29. 20% increase
  30. 47
  31. 48% decrease
  32. 57% increase
  33. 22
  34. 19
  35. 90% increase
  36. 12
  37. 28% increase
  38. 45% decrease
  39. 96
  40. 17% decrease

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