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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 884 · 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 torch changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 10% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 80% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 218. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 374. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 87% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 90% increase
  40. 40.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 8
  3. 13
  4. 57% decrease
  5. 35% decrease
  6. 84% increase
  7. 42
  8. 6
  9. 84
  10. 60% decrease
  11. 54
  12. 20% increase
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 40
  15. 34
  16. 10
  17. 30
  18. 85
  19. 39% decrease
  20. 95
  21. 30
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 25% increase
  24. 80% increase
  25. 50% decrease
  26. 24
  27. 30
  28. 24
  29. 94
  30. 9% increase
  31. 10% decrease
  32. 36
  33. 5
  34. 31
  35. 33
  36. 30
  37. 15% increase
  38. 87% increase
  39. 80% increase
  40. 74

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