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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 940 · 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 ₹100 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 53% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 72% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 5% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 795. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 69% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹334. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 250 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 58% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 15% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹291. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 92% increase (d) 92% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 94% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 284. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 84% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 19% decrease

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 8
  3. 8
  4. 25
  5. 94
  6. 52
  7. 53% decrease
  8. 90% increase
  9. 60
  10. 44
  11. 15
  12. 10% decrease
  13. 59% increase
  14. 67
  15. 45
  16. 48% increase
  17. 16
  18. 70
  19. 23
  20. 25
  21. 25% decrease
  22. 38% decrease
  23. 20% increase
  24. 48% increase
  25. 88
  26. 94
  27. 40
  28. 18
  29. 70% increase
  30. 83
  31. 92% increase
  32. 23
  33. 94% increase
  34. 7
  35. 62
  36. 51% decrease
  37. 16% decrease
  38. 55
  39. 42% increase
  40. 9% decrease

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