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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 116 · 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 250 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 34% increase (d) 34% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 14% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 5% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 13% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 18% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 23% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 8% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  16. 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 105% increase (d) 105% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 55% increase
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 32% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 436. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 16% increase
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 25% increase
  39. 39.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 34% increase
  2. 20% increase
  3. 28% decrease
  4. 5% decrease
  5. 60
  6. 13
  7. 65% increase
  8. 30% increase
  9. 19% increase
  10. 52% increase
  11. 25% decrease
  12. 40
  13. 23% decrease
  14. 8% decrease
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 9
  17. 28% decrease
  18. 35
  19. 90
  20. 34
  21. 95% increase
  22. 55% increase
  23. 15
  24. 35
  25. 5
  26. 76
  27. 72
  28. 44% decrease
  29. 64% increase
  30. 9% increase
  31. 39
  32. 9
  33. 16% decrease
  34. 30
  35. 12
  36. 10
  37. 22
  38. 25% decrease
  39. 37
  40. 48

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