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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 223 · 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 pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹71. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 34% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 246. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹628. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 34% increase (d) 51% increase
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 96% increase
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 378. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 89% increase (d) 99% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 58% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹597. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹111. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 405. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 3% increase

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 36% increase
  3. 42
  4. 25
  5. 24% increase
  6. 25% increase
  7. 58% decrease
  8. 18% decrease
  9. 44
  10. 20
  11. 20% increase
  12. 30% decrease
  13. 40
  14. 10
  15. 12
  16. 75% increase
  17. 57
  18. 56% increase
  19. 100
  20. 34% decrease
  21. 84
  22. 96% increase
  23. 6
  24. 28
  25. 72
  26. 25% increase
  27. 10
  28. 24
  29. 72
  30. 89% increase
  31. 58% decrease
  32. 100% increase
  33. 10% increase
  34. 100
  35. 99
  36. 35% increase
  37. 11
  38. 19% decrease
  39. 9
  40. 12% decrease

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