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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 827 · 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 ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 870. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% decrease (d) 84% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹785. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹453. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 70% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 34% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 18% decrease

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 42
  3. 90
  4. 54
  5. 74% increase
  6. 5% decrease
  7. 10
  8. 13
  9. 21
  10. 10
  11. 15% increase
  12. 58
  13. 57
  14. 100% increase
  15. 75
  16. 45% decrease
  17. 20
  18. 51
  19. 10
  20. 5
  21. 35% decrease
  22. 85
  23. 10
  24. 10
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 11% decrease
  27. 8% decrease
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 34% increase
  30. 55
  31. 14
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 50
  34. 22
  35. 85% increase
  36. 91
  37. 30% increase
  38. 11% decrease
  39. 42
  40. 15% increase

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