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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 851 · 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 school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹765. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 33% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 31% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 31% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 4% decrease (d) 4% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 64% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹775. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease

Answer key

  1. 53
  2. 45
  3. 44
  4. 85% increase
  5. 25% increase
  6. 70% increase
  7. 50
  8. 52
  9. 70% increase
  10. 45% decrease
  11. 16% decrease
  12. 22% decrease
  13. 25
  14. 36
  15. 44
  16. 31% decrease
  17. 55
  18. 30
  19. 10
  20. 25
  21. 100
  22. 34
  23. 100% increase
  24. 80
  25. 60
  26. 8% decrease
  27. 54% decrease
  28. 21
  29. 78% increase
  30. 35% decrease
  31. 11
  32. 50
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 29
  35. 46
  36. 74
  37. 21
  38. 55
  39. 32
  40. 20% decrease

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