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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 129 · 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 storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹266. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 81% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 54% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 184. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% increase
  11. 11.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% increase
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 34% increase

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 33
  3. 10
  4. 58
  5. 33
  6. 90% increase
  7. 26
  8. 55% decrease
  9. 54% decrease
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 29
  12. 90
  13. 43
  14. 55% decrease
  15. 55
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 60
  18. 100
  19. 20% increase
  20. 5% increase
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 20
  23. 45
  24. 5
  25. 16% increase
  26. 25
  27. 11% decrease
  28. 35% increase
  29. 18% increase
  30. 45% increase
  31. 56% increase
  32. 16% increase
  33. 25
  34. 11
  35. 20
  36. 80
  37. 100
  38. 35% increase
  39. 38% decrease
  40. 34% decrease

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