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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 843 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 151. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 61% increase (d) 61% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% increase
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 25% increase
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 81% increase

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 35
  3. 18
  4. 55
  5. 60% increase
  6. 20
  7. 5
  8. 95
  9. 95
  10. 84
  11. 50% increase
  12. 60
  13. 10
  14. 25% increase
  15. 12% increase
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 36
  18. 56
  19. 60% decrease
  20. 51% increase
  21. 40% decrease
  22. 41
  23. 80
  24. 46% decrease
  25. 10
  26. 55% increase
  27. 15
  28. 12
  29. 10% increase
  30. 5
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 95
  33. 92
  34. 25% decrease
  35. 96
  36. 35
  37. 25% decrease
  38. 32
  39. 30% increase
  40. 54% decrease

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