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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 807 · 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 ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 15% increase
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 292. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 92% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 31% increase (d) 62% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 64% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹784. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 500 to 920. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 84% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 306. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 63% increase
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹750. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 87% increase (d) 87% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 45% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 80% increase

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 10
  3. 55
  4. 30% increase
  5. 70
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 100
  8. 32% decrease
  9. 46% increase
  10. 62% increase
  11. 5% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 10
  14. 55
  15. 47
  16. 24% decrease
  17. 28% decrease
  18. 25
  19. 10
  20. 30
  21. 80
  22. 80
  23. 25
  24. 15
  25. 6% decrease
  26. 11
  27. 26% decrease
  28. 56
  29. 5
  30. 54% decrease
  31. 96
  32. 42% decrease
  33. 84% increase
  34. 53% increase
  35. 50
  36. 42
  37. 56
  38. 58% increase
  39. 75% increase
  40. 80% increase

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