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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 891 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 940. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 88% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 80 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 530. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 25% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 55% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 32% increase
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹109. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 300 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 11
  3. 15
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 74
  7. 5% decrease
  8. 20% decrease
  9. 8% increase
  10. 23
  11. 88% increase
  12. 70% increase
  13. 47
  14. 60
  15. 20% decrease
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 10% increase
  18. 17
  19. 30% decrease
  20. 98
  21. 16% decrease
  22. 55
  23. 5
  24. 6% increase
  25. 52
  26. 50% decrease
  27. 44
  28. 45
  29. 25% decrease
  30. 20
  31. 55% decrease
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 9
  34. 100% increase
  35. 85% increase
  36. 96% increase
  37. 28
  38. 36
  39. 18
  40. 5% increase

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