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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 82 · 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 table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 385. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 23% increase
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹488. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 507. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 79% decrease (d) 69% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 55% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹318. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 60% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 15% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 191. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 101% decrease (b) 101% increase (c) 91% increase (d) 91% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 690. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 532. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 33% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹441. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 30
  3. 17
  4. 5% decrease
  5. 23% decrease
  6. 50
  7. 22
  8. 65
  9. 69% increase
  10. 20
  11. 45% decrease
  12. 50
  13. 6
  14. 65% increase
  15. 50% increase
  16. 60
  17. 30% increase
  18. 64% increase
  19. 43
  20. 62
  21. 80% increase
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 91% increase
  24. 75
  25. 8% decrease
  26. 38% increase
  27. 84
  28. 95
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 33% increase
  31. 100
  32. 90
  33. 50
  34. 5% increase
  35. 64% increase
  36. 36% decrease
  37. 35% increase
  38. 25
  39. 8
  40. 47

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