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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 106 · 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.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 24% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 96% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 14% increase
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 24% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 200 to 236. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 18% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 730. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹274. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 95% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 6% increase
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 40% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 24% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% increase

Answer key

  1. 100% increase
  2. 25% increase
  3. 20
  4. 24% decrease
  5. 6
  6. 20
  7. 64% increase
  8. 14% decrease
  9. 80
  10. 15% increase
  11. 30
  12. 36
  13. 16% increase
  14. 18% increase
  15. 46% increase
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 37
  18. 71
  19. 15
  20. 95% increase
  21. 30
  22. 20
  23. 6% decrease
  24. 30
  25. 15
  26. 34% increase
  27. 45
  28. 5
  29. 10
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 38% increase
  32. 12% increase
  33. 35
  34. 29
  35. 55
  36. 42% decrease
  37. 5
  38. 96% increase
  39. 60% decrease
  40. 45% increase

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