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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 183 · 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 ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% increase (d) 28% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 15% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 408. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 825. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 17% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 86% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 500 to 895. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% decrease (b) 79% increase (c) 89% increase (d) 79% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 137. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 47% increase (d) 47% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 51% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 30% increase
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 756. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 89% decrease (d) 89% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 38% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹304. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% increase
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 21% increase
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 292. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 37% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 244. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 28% decrease
  3. 15% decrease
  4. 36% increase
  5. 60
  6. 25
  7. 5
  8. 88
  9. 65% increase
  10. 34% increase
  11. 86% increase
  12. 12
  13. 95
  14. 79% increase
  15. 12% increase
  16. 37% increase
  17. 48
  18. 35
  19. 10
  20. 34% increase
  21. 30% increase
  22. 50
  23. 89% increase
  24. 38% decrease
  25. 8
  26. 40
  27. 30
  28. 72
  29. 90% increase
  30. 49
  31. 40% decrease
  32. 52
  33. 44% increase
  34. 14% decrease
  35. 55
  36. 50
  37. 27% decrease
  38. 23% increase
  39. 11
  40. 22% increase

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