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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 895 · 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 ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 189. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% increase
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 150 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 75% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹447. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 18% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 760. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 90% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 724. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 91% decrease (d) 91% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 35% decrease
  3. 24
  4. 16
  5. 37% decrease
  6. 56% decrease
  7. 90
  8. 28
  9. 30% decrease
  10. 50% decrease
  11. 46
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 20
  14. 15
  15. 80
  16. 50
  17. 10
  18. 29
  19. 32
  20. 72% increase
  21. 12% decrease
  22. 50% increase
  23. 75
  24. 35
  25. 86
  26. 10
  27. 15% increase
  28. 49
  29. 80
  30. 15
  31. 100
  32. 18% decrease
  33. 90% increase
  34. 81% increase
  35. 35% decrease
  36. 45
  37. 56
  38. 40% decrease
  39. 50
  40. 40% decrease

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