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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 112 · 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 300 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 56% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 100 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 12% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 38% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 351. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 51% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 500 to 640. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 28% increase (d) 38% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 115. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% increase (d) 10% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹357. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 300 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 9% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 875. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 85% increase
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹294. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 68% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 64% increase
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 498. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 66% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 67% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹790. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease

Answer key

  1. 56% decrease
  2. 8% decrease
  3. 50
  4. 14
  5. 80% increase
  6. 88% increase
  7. 83
  8. 40% increase
  9. 12
  10. 12% decrease
  11. 52
  12. 38
  13. 95% increase
  14. 17% increase
  15. 28% increase
  16. 15% increase
  17. 10% increase
  18. 19
  19. 52
  20. 25
  21. 90
  22. 9% decrease
  23. 40
  24. 75% increase
  25. 96
  26. 20
  27. 75
  28. 68% increase
  29. 36% decrease
  30. 64% increase
  31. 60
  32. 62
  33. 30% increase
  34. 30% increase
  35. 66% increase
  36. 57% decrease
  37. 35
  38. 59
  39. 58
  40. 30% increase

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