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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 128 · 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 lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹154. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 163. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 73% increase (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹880. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹805. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 68% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 58% increase
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 12% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 16% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹504. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 368. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 5% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 200 to 248. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 24% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 32
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 24
  6. 30
  7. 28
  8. 45
  9. 14% increase
  10. 8
  11. 23
  12. 60
  13. 20% increase
  14. 60
  15. 63% increase
  16. 76
  17. 70% increase
  18. 5% increase
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 46
  21. 50% decrease
  22. 36
  23. 8
  24. 45
  25. 61
  26. 58% decrease
  27. 78
  28. 14
  29. 6% decrease
  30. 24% decrease
  31. 40% decrease
  32. 25% decrease
  33. 12
  34. 26
  35. 50
  36. 84% increase
  37. 5% decrease
  38. 70% increase
  39. 24% increase
  40. 8

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