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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 8 · 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 school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹985. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% increase (d) 106% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 17% increase
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 44% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 66% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 22% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 500 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹820. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 20% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 38% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 60% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 5% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹770. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 8
  3. 65
  4. 44% increase
  5. 15
  6. 97
  7. 43
  8. 50
  9. 96% increase
  10. 17% decrease
  11. 86
  12. 41
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 44% increase
  15. 50
  16. 58
  17. 28% decrease
  18. 40% increase
  19. 38
  20. 20
  21. 15% increase
  22. 22% increase
  23. 42% decrease
  24. 100% increase
  25. 64
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 20% increase
  28. 14% decrease
  29. 92
  30. 38% increase
  31. 10% increase
  32. 62
  33. 15
  34. 23
  35. 40% decrease
  36. 90
  37. 20% increase
  38. 35% decrease
  39. 54
  40. 60

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