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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 971 · 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 torch changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 8% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% increase
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 715. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 53% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 16% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 66% increase
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 620. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% increase
  20. 20.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 18% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹374. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 6% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹152. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 40
  3. 66% increase
  4. 32% increase
  5. 8% decrease
  6. 10
  7. 25
  8. 43% increase
  9. 80
  10. 30% increase
  11. 56% increase
  12. 50
  13. 20% increase
  14. 90% increase
  15. 46
  16. 75
  17. 66% increase
  18. 47
  19. 55% increase
  20. 55
  21. 18% decrease
  22. 29
  23. 25
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 48
  26. 40
  27. 76
  28. 84
  29. 76
  30. 20
  31. 40% increase
  32. 87
  33. 15
  34. 15% decrease
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 12% increase
  37. 40
  38. 80
  39. 20
  40. 90

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