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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 853 · 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 kite changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 18% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 39% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹568. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹728. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 488. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 22% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 500 to 325. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 45% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 644. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 61% increase (c) 61% decrease (d) 71% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 78% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 20
  3. 18% decrease
  4. 40% decrease
  5. 15
  6. 18% decrease
  7. 41
  8. 10% increase
  9. 44
  10. 30
  11. 54
  12. 48% decrease
  13. 30% increase
  14. 70
  15. 30
  16. 29% decrease
  17. 42
  18. 60
  19. 30% increase
  20. 40
  21. 82
  22. 22% increase
  23. 12% decrease
  24. 56
  25. 35
  26. 35% increase
  27. 41
  28. 50% decrease
  29. 35% decrease
  30. 61% increase
  31. 40
  32. 32
  33. 36% decrease
  34. 35
  35. 60
  36. 20% decrease
  37. 65% increase
  38. 54
  39. 55
  40. 15% decrease

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