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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 985 · 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 ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 6% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 92% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 92% increase
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 12% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 308. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 54% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 96% increase
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 90% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹744. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 30% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 440. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 108% increase (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 108% decrease

Answer key

  1. 37
  2. 10% increase
  3. 92% increase
  4. 21
  5. 15% decrease
  6. 70% increase
  7. 43
  8. 10
  9. 15
  10. 54% increase
  11. 36% increase
  12. 22
  13. 68
  14. 20
  15. 18
  16. 100
  17. 45
  18. 96% increase
  19. 30
  20. 30
  21. 55
  22. 90% increase
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 86
  25. 15
  26. 75% increase
  27. 86
  28. 40% increase
  29. 30% increase
  30. 28
  31. 25% decrease
  32. 12% decrease
  33. 61
  34. 35
  35. 45
  36. 85% increase
  37. 30% decrease
  38. 60
  39. 5% increase
  40. 98% increase

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