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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 846 · 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 ₹150 to ₹243. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 36% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 103% decrease (d) 93% increase
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% increase
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹604. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹488. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 10% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 339. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 13% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 55% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 338. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 79% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 20 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 35% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 32% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 15% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 62
  2. 25
  3. 75
  4. 36% increase
  5. 75
  6. 15% decrease
  7. 93% increase
  8. 35
  9. 45% decrease
  10. 35
  11. 16
  12. 15% increase
  13. 90% increase
  14. 48% decrease
  15. 51
  16. 30% decrease
  17. 40% decrease
  18. 40% increase
  19. 22
  20. 29
  21. 5
  22. 10% decrease
  23. 10% increase
  24. 10% decrease
  25. 60% increase
  26. 30
  27. 13% increase
  28. 50% decrease
  29. 90% increase
  30. 55% decrease
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 42
  33. 56
  34. 69% increase
  35. 15% decrease
  36. 35% increase
  37. 32% increase
  38. 15% increase
  39. 18
  40. 80

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