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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 192 · 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 table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹665. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 46% increase
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹290. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 80% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 513. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% increase (b) 81% decrease (c) 71% decrease (d) 71% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 15% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 475. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 5% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 92% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  22. 22.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 72% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 300 to 438. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 72% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 12% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 35% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 23% increase
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 20
  3. 15% increase
  4. 40% increase
  5. 55
  6. 80
  7. 50% decrease
  8. 33
  9. 46% decrease
  10. 45
  11. 70% increase
  12. 60
  13. 16
  14. 80% increase
  15. 28
  16. 12% increase
  17. 71% increase
  18. 15% decrease
  19. 5% decrease
  20. 46% decrease
  21. 20% decrease
  22. 24
  23. 55% decrease
  24. 68
  25. 72% increase
  26. 60
  27. 100
  28. 46% increase
  29. 60
  30. 72% increase
  31. 70
  32. 56% increase
  33. 30
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 48% increase
  36. 35% decrease
  37. 13% decrease
  38. 36
  39. 62
  40. 54

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