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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 834 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹193. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 51% increase
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹372. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 48% increase
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹900. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹532. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 23% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 35% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 30% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 52% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 150 to 294. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 106% decrease (d) 96% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 20% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹143. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 755. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 61% increase

Answer key

  1. 93
  2. 85% increase
  3. 7
  4. 60
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 52% decrease
  7. 40% decrease
  8. 45
  9. 12
  10. 80
  11. 45
  12. 33
  13. 92% increase
  14. 53
  15. 5% decrease
  16. 16
  17. 70% increase
  18. 57
  19. 25
  20. 5
  21. 35% decrease
  22. 100% increase
  23. 22
  24. 5
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 5% decrease
  27. 50
  28. 30% increase
  29. 30
  30. 42% decrease
  31. 96% increase
  32. 47
  33. 20% increase
  34. 8% decrease
  35. 80
  36. 45
  37. 24
  38. 30% decrease
  39. 43
  40. 51% increase

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