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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 210 · 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 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  6. 6.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 6% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 250 to 215. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹471. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹207. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹732. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 14% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 26% increase
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 12% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 400 to 172. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 57% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 67% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 2% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 975. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 105% increase (d) 105% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 50 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 550. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 50% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40% decrease
  2. 14% decrease
  3. 45% decrease
  4. 20
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 70
  7. 36% decrease
  8. 25% increase
  9. 12% increase
  10. 14% decrease
  11. 57
  12. 15
  13. 31
  14. 25
  15. 83
  16. 20
  17. 14% decrease
  18. 20% decrease
  19. 26% increase
  20. 20
  21. 6
  22. 60% increase
  23. 57% decrease
  24. 8% decrease
  25. 48% increase
  26. 15% decrease
  27. 32
  28. 55
  29. 95% increase
  30. 95% increase
  31. 50
  32. 10
  33. 40
  34. 16% decrease
  35. 6
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 10% increase
  39. 36% increase
  40. 100

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