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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 916 · 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 ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 10% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 17% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 17% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹134. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 46% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 46% increase
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 42% increase
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 486. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 72% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹650. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 7% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 16% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 17
  3. 35
  4. 46% decrease
  5. 55
  6. 20
  7. 10% decrease
  8. 17% decrease
  9. 10% increase
  10. 20
  11. 33
  12. 30% increase
  13. 46% decrease
  14. 56
  15. 15
  16. 35% decrease
  17. 90
  18. 80
  19. 100
  20. 10% decrease
  21. 62% increase
  22. 40% increase
  23. 96
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 5
  26. 45
  27. 6
  28. 30
  29. 35% decrease
  30. 16% decrease
  31. 55
  32. 65
  33. 55% decrease
  34. 5
  35. 30
  36. 55% decrease
  37. 16% increase
  38. 23% decrease
  39. 16% decrease
  40. 90

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