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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 974 · 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 table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% increase
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 100 to 191. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 101% increase (c) 91% decrease (d) 101% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 16% increase
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 45% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 594. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 98% increase (d) 108% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% increase
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 294. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 106% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 96% increase
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹616. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹595. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 18% increase
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 32% decrease
  3. 48% increase
  4. 88
  5. 23
  6. 48
  7. 91% increase
  8. 16% decrease
  9. 65
  10. 15
  11. 30% increase
  12. 60
  13. 98% increase
  14. 7% decrease
  15. 8
  16. 45
  17. 50% increase
  18. 54
  19. 20
  20. 60% increase
  21. 24
  22. 8
  23. 44% decrease
  24. 85% increase
  25. 35
  26. 100
  27. 96% increase
  28. 54
  29. 19
  30. 64% increase
  31. 55
  32. 95
  33. 38
  34. 25
  35. 40
  36. 58
  37. 48
  38. 5
  39. 6% decrease
  40. 50

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