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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 953 · 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 school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 24% increase
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 6% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 496. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 24% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 5% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 10% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 65% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹531. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 16% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹776. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 173. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 73% increase
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 15% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 34% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 810. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 62% increase

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 45
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 44
  5. 56
  6. 100
  7. 6% decrease
  8. 24% increase
  9. 5% increase
  10. 56% increase
  11. 10% increase
  12. 55% decrease
  13. 77
  14. 55% increase
  15. 7
  16. 30
  17. 5
  18. 50
  19. 60
  20. 64% increase
  21. 55
  22. 80% increase
  23. 24
  24. 57
  25. 60% increase
  26. 56% increase
  27. 45
  28. 82
  29. 78% increase
  30. 94
  31. 73% increase
  32. 40
  33. 15% decrease
  34. 50% increase
  35. 25
  36. 5% decrease
  37. 26
  38. 72
  39. 85% increase
  40. 62% increase

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