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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 981 · 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 toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 60% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹236. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹250. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹500. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 471. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 57% increase
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 88% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 6% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 200 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 28% increase
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹650. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% decrease (c) 53% increase (d) 63% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 28% decrease (d) 42% increase
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 60% increase
  3. 18
  4. 25
  5. 36
  6. 54
  7. 44
  8. 68
  9. 8
  10. 74% increase
  11. 40% decrease
  12. 28
  13. 29
  14. 60% decrease
  15. 100
  16. 57% increase
  17. 20
  18. 42
  19. 8
  20. 88% increase
  21. 20
  22. 44
  23. 56% increase
  24. 6% increase
  25. 28% increase
  26. 15
  27. 30
  28. 53% decrease
  29. 28% decrease
  30. 52
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 83
  33. 25
  34. 8% decrease
  35. 30% decrease
  36. 45
  37. 20% decrease
  38. 16
  39. 22% decrease
  40. 55% increase

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