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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 868 · 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 ₹150 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% increase
  7. 7.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹181. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 543. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 81% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 91% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 995. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 109% decrease (d) 109% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 200 to 388. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹173. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 30% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹358. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 102% decrease (d) 92% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 75% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹610. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 52% decrease

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 59
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 30
  5. 33
  6. 95% increase
  7. 81
  8. 81% increase
  9. 99% increase
  10. 25
  11. 94% increase
  12. 10
  13. 73
  14. 76
  15. 76
  16. 50
  17. 20
  18. 10
  19. 48
  20. 13% decrease
  21. 30% increase
  22. 79
  23. 24
  24. 58
  25. 92% increase
  26. 90
  27. 25% decrease
  28. 56% decrease
  29. 20
  30. 5
  31. 20
  32. 40% increase
  33. 65% increase
  34. 35
  35. 22
  36. 32
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 24
  39. 10
  40. 26% decrease

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