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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 946 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 508. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 88% increase (d) 22% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 30% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% increase
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 29% increase (d) 58% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 33% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹590. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 31% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹242. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 207. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 77
  2. 80
  3. 27% increase
  4. 55
  5. 88% increase
  6. 58
  7. 52% decrease
  8. 50% increase
  9. 30% decrease
  10. 22
  11. 41% decrease
  12. 12
  13. 10
  14. 10
  15. 15
  16. 12% decrease
  17. 5% increase
  18. 30
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 76
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 17
  23. 58% increase
  24. 55% decrease
  25. 40
  26. 13
  27. 45
  28. 18
  29. 6
  30. 50% decrease
  31. 53
  32. 31% decrease
  33. 25% increase
  34. 33
  35. 25% increase
  36. 20
  37. 21
  38. 25
  39. 38% increase
  40. 5

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