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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 878 · 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 table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 10% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 30% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 200 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 68% increase (d) 78% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 500 to 645. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 29% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 39% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 720. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 30% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹684. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹139. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 4% increase
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 94
  2. 28% increase
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 60% increase
  5. 96% increase
  6. 10% decrease
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 75% increase
  9. 5
  10. 36
  11. 64
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 100
  15. 35
  16. 72% increase
  17. 90% increase
  18. 10% increase
  19. 45
  20. 65% increase
  21. 68% increase
  22. 29% increase
  23. 31
  24. 44% increase
  25. 5% increase
  26. 56
  27. 22
  28. 95% increase
  29. 48
  30. 10% decrease
  31. 25
  32. 20
  33. 54
  34. 71
  35. 84
  36. 39
  37. 45
  38. 5% increase
  39. 32
  40. 44

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