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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 90 · 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 ₹500 to ₹950. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹567. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹700. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹302. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 14% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 173. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 83% increase
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 72% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 320. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹83. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 11% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹755. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 396. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹178. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 60% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 80% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 89
  3. 75
  4. 51
  5. 40
  6. 90
  7. 18
  8. 14% decrease
  9. 30% decrease
  10. 12% decrease
  11. 73% increase
  12. 25
  13. 90% increase
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 66
  16. 51
  17. 55
  18. 28% decrease
  19. 11% decrease
  20. 17
  21. 41
  22. 51
  23. 30% decrease
  24. 30
  25. 36
  26. 41
  27. 32% increase
  28. 18
  29. 60
  30. 80% increase
  31. 53
  32. 25% increase
  33. 78
  34. 41
  35. 50% increase
  36. 38
  37. 80% increase
  38. 65
  39. 80
  40. 44% decrease

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