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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 859 · 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 ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 820. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 74% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 74% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 4% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹398. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 20% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 78% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹286. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 30% increase
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 62% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 200 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 18% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 25% increase
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 327. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 64% increase
  3. 20
  4. 10
  5. 16
  6. 16% increase
  7. 99
  8. 25% increase
  9. 40% decrease
  10. 8
  11. 25
  12. 8
  13. 6
  14. 35
  15. 20
  16. 45
  17. 68% increase
  18. 70% increase
  19. 43
  20. 17
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 5% increase
  23. 56
  24. 5
  25. 34
  26. 50
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 30% decrease
  29. 84
  30. 55
  31. 62% increase
  32. 16% decrease
  33. 72% increase
  34. 25% decrease
  35. 56
  36. 9% increase
  37. 30
  38. 10% decrease
  39. 56
  40. 96

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