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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 854 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 26% decrease (c) 26% increase (d) 39% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 29% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 4% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 285. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 4% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 19% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% increase
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 96% increase
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 64% decrease (c) 64% increase (d) 74% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 69% increase
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 35
  3. 26% increase
  4. 60% increase
  5. 39
  6. 16% increase
  7. 29% increase
  8. 15% decrease
  9. 25
  10. 82
  11. 60
  12. 16% increase
  13. 75% increase
  14. 50
  15. 8
  16. 16
  17. 10
  18. 100
  19. 95
  20. 35
  21. 6% decrease
  22. 90% increase
  23. 28
  24. 8% decrease
  25. 35
  26. 30
  27. 66% increase
  28. 20
  29. 5
  30. 20% increase
  31. 76% increase
  32. 36% increase
  33. 62
  34. 100% increase
  35. 80% increase
  36. 52
  37. 64% increase
  38. 46% decrease
  39. 80
  40. 35

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