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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 913 · 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.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 46% increase
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 250 to 445. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 78% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% increase
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 5% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 30% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹109. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 306. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 63% increase (d) 53% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹885. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 53% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 45% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase

Answer key

  1. 46% decrease
  2. 40
  3. 26
  4. 10
  5. 25
  6. 16% increase
  7. 5
  8. 78% increase
  9. 20
  10. 10
  11. 50
  12. 90
  13. 35% increase
  14. 90
  15. 5% increase
  16. 16
  17. 44% decrease
  18. 44
  19. 29
  20. 50
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 41
  23. 20% increase
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 9
  26. 53
  27. 53% increase
  28. 40% increase
  29. 10
  30. 20
  31. 45
  32. 77
  33. 53% decrease
  34. 66% increase
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 7
  37. 24
  38. 21
  39. 10
  40. 26% increase

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