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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 145 · 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 torch changes from ₹500 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 200 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 80% increase
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹242. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹104. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 40% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 90% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 42% increase (d) 42% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 36% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 29% increase
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 26% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 26% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 44% decrease

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 26
  3. 55
  4. 40% decrease
  5. 62
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 36
  8. 32
  9. 12% decrease
  10. 45
  11. 8
  12. 80% increase
  13. 25
  14. 60% decrease
  15. 21
  16. 30
  17. 42
  18. 52% increase
  19. 30% increase
  20. 45% increase
  21. 7
  22. 30% decrease
  23. 75
  24. 80% increase
  25. 100% increase
  26. 36% decrease
  27. 5
  28. 42% decrease
  29. 55
  30. 70
  31. 75% increase
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 28% decrease
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 58% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 26% decrease
  38. 49
  39. 95% increase
  40. 44% decrease

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