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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 811 · 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 torch changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹362. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 42% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 10% increase
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹588. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹109. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 543. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 91% increase (c) 81% decrease (d) 81% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 51% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 432. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 38% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 98% increase
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 29% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 2% increase
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 75
  3. 15% increase
  4. 6
  5. 43
  6. 10
  7. 81
  8. 55
  9. 26
  10. 42
  11. 21% decrease
  12. 40
  13. 10% decrease
  14. 45
  15. 8
  16. 34
  17. 14% increase
  18. 60% increase
  19. 8% decrease
  20. 96
  21. 88
  22. 70% increase
  23. 9
  24. 60
  25. 81% increase
  26. 60% decrease
  27. 52
  28. 50
  29. 41% decrease
  30. 8% increase
  31. 38% decrease
  32. 12
  33. 98% increase
  34. 50
  35. 58% decrease
  36. 5% increase
  37. 10
  38. 75
  39. 72% increase
  40. 36

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