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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 975 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹855. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹167. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 121. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 31% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% increase
  16. 16.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 10% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 28% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹65. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹550. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 400 to 724. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 91% increase (d) 81% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 9% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 6% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 8% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 321. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 46
  3. 71
  4. 8
  5. 38
  6. 30
  7. 40
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 80% increase
  12. 67
  13. 15% increase
  14. 75
  15. 21% increase
  16. 48
  17. 58% decrease
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 56% increase
  20. 30
  21. 10
  22. 80% increase
  23. 60% decrease
  24. 20
  25. 90
  26. 81% increase
  27. 74
  28. 60% decrease
  29. 48% decrease
  30. 6% decrease
  31. 5
  32. 88
  33. 70% increase
  34. 42% increase
  35. 6% decrease
  36. 36
  37. 40
  38. 58% decrease
  39. 10% increase
  40. 7% increase

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