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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 83 · 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 storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹716. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  5. 5.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹429. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 44% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 392. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 96% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 51% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹748. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹675. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 12% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 655. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 41% decrease

Answer key

  1. 79
  2. 24
  3. 60
  4. 22% decrease
  5. 43
  6. 96% increase
  7. 25
  8. 60% decrease
  9. 55
  10. 10
  11. 44% decrease
  12. 96% increase
  13. 20% decrease
  14. 48
  15. 85% increase
  16. 42
  17. 32
  18. 57
  19. 56
  20. 78
  21. 72
  22. 16
  23. 37
  24. 92
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 10
  27. 96
  28. 20
  29. 87
  30. 46
  31. 23
  32. 35
  33. 36% decrease
  34. 36
  35. 10
  36. 100% increase
  37. 32% increase
  38. 52% decrease
  39. 12% decrease
  40. 31% increase

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