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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 958 · 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 ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 88% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹415. 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.A number changes from 100 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% increase
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹915. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 39% decrease (d) 26% increase
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 452. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 455. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 274. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 74% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹332. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹146. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 84% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 187. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 97% increase (c) 87% decrease (d) 97% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 52% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 522. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 80% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 51% increase
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 88% increase
  3. 17
  4. 25
  5. 42% decrease
  6. 56% increase
  7. 83
  8. 12
  9. 50
  10. 95
  11. 26% decrease
  12. 65
  13. 8
  14. 54% decrease
  15. 13% increase
  16. 9% decrease
  17. 20
  18. 82
  19. 37% increase
  20. 66
  21. 22
  22. 95
  23. 15
  24. 8% increase
  25. 27
  26. 55
  27. 15% decrease
  28. 70% increase
  29. 35% decrease
  30. 56
  31. 90
  32. 87% increase
  33. 52% decrease
  34. 5
  35. 20
  36. 74% increase
  37. 18% decrease
  38. 70% increase
  39. 85% increase
  40. 100

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