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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 925 · 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 storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 42% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 42% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 92% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 46% increase
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 48% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 250 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 756. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 89% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 51% increase
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 50% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 5% increase
  3. 70% increase
  4. 30
  5. 85
  6. 80
  7. 22
  8. 5
  9. 46% decrease
  10. 20
  11. 30
  12. 45
  13. 50
  14. 30% increase
  15. 34
  16. 30% increase
  17. 48% decrease
  18. 40% increase
  19. 8% increase
  20. 5% decrease
  21. 76% increase
  22. 89% increase
  23. 37
  24. 26% increase
  25. 32% increase
  26. 51% decrease
  27. 15
  28. 15% decrease
  29. 88
  30. 80
  31. 40% decrease
  32. 15
  33. 38
  34. 12
  35. 30
  36. 38% decrease
  37. 35
  38. 9
  39. 50% increase
  40. 36

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