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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 847 · 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 ₹200 to ₹266. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 656. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 74% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 45% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 96% increase
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹179. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹489. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 32% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 100% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 8% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 30% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹955. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. 30% increase
  3. 85
  4. 5% increase
  5. 40
  6. 57
  7. 50% decrease
  8. 50% increase
  9. 19
  10. 64% increase
  11. 50% decrease
  12. 45% decrease
  13. 18% decrease
  14. 30
  15. 96% increase
  16. 79
  17. 26
  18. 55
  19. 63
  20. 100
  21. 55
  22. 10
  23. 32% increase
  24. 92
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 20% increase
  27. 8% increase
  28. 16% decrease
  29. 10% decrease
  30. 45% increase
  31. 50% decrease
  32. 24% increase
  33. 35
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 83
  36. 12% increase
  37. 60
  38. 75% increase
  39. 5% decrease
  40. 91

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