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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 799 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 815. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 73% decrease (c) 73% increase (d) 63% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 214. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 7% increase
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 304. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 24% increase
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 95% increase
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 62% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 89% increase (c) 99% increase (d) 89% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 36% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 82% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% decrease

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 28
  3. 50
  4. 100
  5. 63% increase
  6. 15% increase
  7. 30
  8. 48% increase
  9. 7% increase
  10. 30
  11. 24
  12. 32
  13. 5
  14. 24% decrease
  15. 24
  16. 47% decrease
  17. 25% decrease
  18. 95% increase
  19. 20
  20. 52% increase
  21. 25
  22. 56% decrease
  23. 25% increase
  24. 20% increase
  25. 28
  26. 30
  27. 89% increase
  28. 95
  29. 75
  30. 80
  31. 25
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 10% decrease
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 26% increase
  36. 7
  37. 84
  38. 60% increase
  39. 11
  40. 72% increase

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