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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 893 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 394. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% increase (b) 97% decrease (c) 97% increase (d) 107% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹728. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹448. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹768. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% increase
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 26% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 40% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 86% decrease (c) 43% decrease (d) 86% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 5% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 48% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 60% increase
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹455. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 423. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 36
  3. 55
  4. 24
  5. 6
  6. 24
  7. 97% increase
  8. 82
  9. 24
  10. 60
  11. 90
  12. 30% increase
  13. 26% increase
  14. 50
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 56% increase
  17. 12
  18. 15% decrease
  19. 40
  20. 92
  21. 95% increase
  22. 5
  23. 100
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 26% decrease
  26. 40% increase
  27. 50
  28. 86% increase
  29. 5% increase
  30. 80
  31. 62
  32. 60% increase
  33. 40% decrease
  34. 37
  35. 60% increase
  36. 56
  37. 82
  38. 41% increase
  39. 28
  40. 12

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