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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 979 · 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 ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 55% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  5. 5.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 48% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 85% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 556. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 59% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 34% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹246. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 26% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 61% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹436. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 55% decrease
  3. 100
  4. 30% increase
  5. 94
  6. 8
  7. 52% increase
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 85% increase
  10. 55
  11. 25% increase
  12. 70
  13. 100
  14. 5
  15. 39% increase
  16. 35
  17. 38
  18. 50
  19. 88
  20. 40% increase
  21. 16
  22. 55
  23. 12
  24. 49% decrease
  25. 100% increase
  26. 34% decrease
  27. 42% decrease
  28. 85
  29. 30
  30. 23
  31. 26% increase
  32. 38
  33. 38
  34. 22
  35. 25
  36. 88
  37. 51% decrease
  38. 12
  39. 62
  40. 9

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