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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 994 · 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 ₹200 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹576. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 49% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 59% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 14% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 35% increase
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 552. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 38% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 38% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹201. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 20% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 366. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 670. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 34% increase

Answer key

  1. 82
  2. 55
  3. 92
  4. 30
  5. 24
  6. 49% decrease
  7. 35% increase
  8. 28
  9. 18
  10. 54
  11. 95
  12. 75
  13. 12% increase
  14. 17% increase
  15. 38% increase
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 28
  18. 10
  19. 38% decrease
  20. 54% decrease
  21. 45% decrease
  22. 24
  23. 15
  24. 18
  25. 5
  26. 42
  27. 5
  28. 20
  29. 34
  30. 80% increase
  31. 40
  32. 22% increase
  33. 28
  34. 35
  35. 25% decrease
  36. 10% decrease
  37. 9
  38. 85% increase
  39. 14
  40. 34% increase

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