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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 908 · 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 table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 36% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  8. 8.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 56% increase
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 10% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹632. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹237. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 21% decrease
  3. 20
  4. 8% decrease
  5. 12% increase
  6. 36% decrease
  7. 72% increase
  8. 40
  9. 15
  10. 46% increase
  11. 35
  12. 19
  13. 24
  14. 14
  15. 8
  16. 28
  17. 60
  18. 25
  19. 15% decrease
  20. 55
  21. 28
  22. 30
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 28% decrease
  25. 10
  26. 30
  27. 58
  28. 28% decrease
  29. 18
  30. 60
  31. 30
  32. 20
  33. 55% increase
  34. 11
  35. 25
  36. 58
  37. 12
  38. 54
  39. 30% increase
  40. 30

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