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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 88 · 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 ₹100 to ₹107. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 400 to 636. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 69% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 16% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 52% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 400 to 740. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 95% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹346. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 56% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 23% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 792. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% decrease (b) 108% increase (c) 98% increase (d) 98% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 54% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹351. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 75% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 4% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 40% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹579. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 30
  3. 55
  4. 59% increase
  5. 9
  6. 16% increase
  7. 84
  8. 65% increase
  9. 85% increase
  10. 73
  11. 12
  12. 56% decrease
  13. 25% decrease
  14. 45% decrease
  15. 23% decrease
  16. 96
  17. 52% increase
  18. 7
  19. 98% increase
  20. 10% decrease
  21. 42
  22. 45% decrease
  23. 17
  24. 82
  25. 75% increase
  26. 18% increase
  27. 85
  28. 16% increase
  29. 20
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 93
  32. 24
  33. 5
  34. 45
  35. 50
  36. 60% decrease
  37. 30
  38. 47% decrease
  39. 40% decrease
  40. 75% increase

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