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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 947 · 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 ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹765. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹382. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 40% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 3% increase
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 42% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 70% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 32% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 8% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹512. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 668. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 608. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 61
  2. 53
  3. 10% decrease
  4. 30
  5. 12% increase
  6. 42
  7. 28
  8. 90% increase
  9. 30
  10. 6% decrease
  11. 20% decrease
  12. 35% decrease
  13. 91
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 83
  16. 80
  17. 12% decrease
  18. 14
  19. 55
  20. 75
  21. 42% decrease
  22. 35% decrease
  23. 5% decrease
  24. 32% decrease
  25. 46% decrease
  26. 50
  27. 41% increase
  28. 8% increase
  29. 8
  30. 28
  31. 50
  32. 20
  33. 67% increase
  34. 50
  35. 10
  36. 75
  37. 20
  38. 32% decrease
  39. 52% increase
  40. 35

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