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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 832 · 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 football changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 90% increase
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 32% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 157. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 67% increase (d) 57% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 352. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 15% increase
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 70% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹675. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 90% increase
  3. 8
  4. 45
  5. 48
  6. 23
  7. 6% increase
  8. 12
  9. 40% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 24
  12. 85
  13. 90
  14. 85
  15. 57% increase
  16. 8% decrease
  17. 45
  18. 76% increase
  19. 45
  20. 5% decrease
  21. 46
  22. 30
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 52
  25. 10% increase
  26. 47
  27. 10% increase
  28. 60% decrease
  29. 50
  30. 47
  31. 30
  32. 70% increase
  33. 41
  34. 72% increase
  35. 7% decrease
  36. 14
  37. 55% increase
  38. 5
  39. 20
  40. 35

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