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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 821 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 18% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% increase
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% decrease (d) 74% increase
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 490. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 106% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 10% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 400 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 15% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% increase
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 8% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 208. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 7% decrease

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 60
  3. 90
  4. 10
  5. 15% decrease
  6. 50
  7. 60
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 85
  10. 80
  11. 48% decrease
  12. 5% increase
  13. 56
  14. 74% increase
  15. 40
  16. 24
  17. 34% decrease
  18. 100
  19. 52
  20. 58
  21. 25% decrease
  22. 5
  23. 60% increase
  24. 10% decrease
  25. 96% increase
  26. 60
  27. 18% increase
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 15% increase
  30. 96
  31. 95% increase
  32. 10
  33. 16
  34. 55
  35. 35% increase
  36. 10% increase
  37. 95
  38. 50% decrease
  39. 48% decrease
  40. 7% decrease

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