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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 118 · 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 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 27% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% increase (d) 82% increase
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 10% increase
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹339. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 5% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 4% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 12% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 98% decrease (c) 49% decrease (d) 98% increase
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹344. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 55% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹200 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 452. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease

Answer key

  1. 5% increase
  2. 18% decrease
  3. 82% increase
  4. 20% increase
  5. 10% decrease
  6. 30
  7. 50
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 66
  10. 25% decrease
  11. 13
  12. 26
  13. 50
  14. 23
  15. 5
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 38% increase
  18. 80
  19. 30
  20. 16% increase
  21. 10
  22. 10% increase
  23. 30% increase
  24. 98% increase
  25. 72
  26. 32
  27. 55% decrease
  28. 12
  29. 10
  30. 100% increase
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 48
  34. 100
  35. 7% decrease
  36. 16
  37. 44
  38. 40
  39. 13% increase
  40. 30% increase

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