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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 837 · 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 table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 95% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 400 to 580. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 57% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 608. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 57% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹696. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 10% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹298. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 25
  3. 85% increase
  4. 50% decrease
  5. 45% increase
  6. 32% decrease
  7. 38% decrease
  8. 52% increase
  9. 10% increase
  10. 10
  11. 15
  12. 95% increase
  13. 8% decrease
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 66
  16. 64% increase
  17. 50% decrease
  18. 40
  19. 17
  20. 74
  21. 48
  22. 74
  23. 12
  24. 52% decrease
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 5% increase
  27. 8
  28. 51
  29. 23
  30. 56
  31. 42
  32. 55% decrease
  33. 45
  34. 15
  35. 15
  36. 49
  37. 56% decrease
  38. 62% increase
  39. 85% increase
  40. 40

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