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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 989 · 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 school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 39% increase
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 20 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 95% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 32% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 94% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% increase
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 106% decrease (d) 106% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 90% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 398. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 109% increase (d) 109% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 950. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 100% increase
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 30% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 489. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 73% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 34% increase
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 75% increase
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 68
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 35
  5. 32
  6. 78% increase
  7. 20
  8. 40
  9. 95% increase
  10. 32% decrease
  11. 24
  12. 84% increase
  13. 14% decrease
  14. 5
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 5
  17. 8
  18. 36
  19. 96% increase
  20. 44% decrease
  21. 90% increase
  22. 45
  23. 90
  24. 5% increase
  25. 18
  26. 15% increase
  27. 59
  28. 11% increase
  29. 99% increase
  30. 90% increase
  31. 46
  32. 75% increase
  33. 63% increase
  34. 34% decrease
  35. 40
  36. 12
  37. 20
  38. 12
  39. 75% increase
  40. 60

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