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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 987 · 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 kite changes from ₹50 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 6% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 500 to 680. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 46% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 81% increase
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹648. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 8% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 776. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 94% increase (d) 104% increase
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 930. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 86% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 50 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 88% decrease (d) 88% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 62% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 5% increase
  32. 32.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 5% decrease
  3. 10
  4. 36% increase
  5. 55
  6. 100
  7. 27% decrease
  8. 85
  9. 44% increase
  10. 62
  11. 32% decrease
  12. 46
  13. 13
  14. 55
  15. 94% increase
  16. 20
  17. 60
  18. 86% increase
  19. 88% increase
  20. 52% decrease
  21. 15
  22. 90
  23. 24
  24. 24
  25. 35% increase
  26. 54
  27. 95
  28. 72% increase
  29. 65
  30. 16
  31. 25% decrease
  32. 90
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 24
  35. 55
  36. 40
  37. 5
  38. 25
  39. 25% decrease
  40. 55

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