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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 113 · 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 ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 4% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 66% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 82% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 82% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 81% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 106% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 32% increase
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹107. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹575. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 288. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 102% decrease (b) 92% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 102% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹536. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹424. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 80% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 80% increase

Answer key

  1. 29
  2. 8% increase
  3. 13
  4. 52% decrease
  5. 56% decrease
  6. 40
  7. 100% increase
  8. 14% increase
  9. 25
  10. 20
  11. 40
  12. 54% decrease
  13. 90
  14. 72% increase
  15. 5
  16. 30
  17. 54% decrease
  18. 10% decrease
  19. 10
  20. 96% increase
  21. 6
  22. 56% increase
  23. 50% increase
  24. 40% decrease
  25. 40% decrease
  26. 35
  27. 7
  28. 15
  29. 35% decrease
  30. 92% increase
  31. 60% increase
  32. 50
  33. 35
  34. 19
  35. 45
  36. 14% decrease
  37. 34
  38. 30
  39. 6
  40. 32% increase

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