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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 997 · 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 football changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹456. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹387. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹97. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 29% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 30% increase
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹561. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 190. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 24% increase
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 52% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 262. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 31% increase
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹665. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹716. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  40. 40.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹327. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 45
  3. 50
  4. 45% increase
  5. 14
  6. 45
  7. 56
  8. 100% increase
  9. 12
  10. 29
  11. 40
  12. 15
  13. 94
  14. 58
  15. 52
  16. 32
  17. 19% decrease
  18. 30
  19. 30% decrease
  20. 8
  21. 5% decrease
  22. 72
  23. 48% decrease
  24. 15
  25. 16% increase
  26. 87
  27. 25
  28. 35% decrease
  29. 24% decrease
  30. 24
  31. 52% increase
  32. 51
  33. 31% increase
  34. 14
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 33
  37. 79
  38. 50% increase
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 9

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