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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 81 · 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 ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹680. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 498. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 66% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 20% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 80% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% increase
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 605. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 90% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 4% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 6% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% decrease (d) 86% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 133. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% increase (c) 43% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹548. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% increase

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 28
  3. 70% increase
  4. 45
  5. 66
  6. 44
  7. 36
  8. 60
  9. 13
  10. 66% increase
  11. 40% decrease
  12. 20% decrease
  13. 44% decrease
  14. 22
  15. 60
  16. 5% decrease
  17. 30
  18. 80% increase
  19. 35% increase
  20. 14
  21. 54
  22. 21% increase
  23. 15% decrease
  24. 58
  25. 20
  26. 5% decrease
  27. 20% increase
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 80% increase
  30. 5% decrease
  31. 6% increase
  32. 86% increase
  33. 24
  34. 58
  35. 26
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 33% increase
  38. 32
  39. 37
  40. 36% decrease

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