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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 238 · 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 ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 5% increase
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 400 to 420. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 17% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% increase (d) 48% increase
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹164. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 60% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 54% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 61% decrease (d) 61% increase
  21. 21.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 42% decrease (d) 42% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 790. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 68% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 16% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 16% increase (d) 4% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 48% decrease
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 5% increase
  7. 10
  8. 84
  9. 17% increase
  10. 38% decrease
  11. 15
  12. 45% increase
  13. 52
  14. 59
  15. 60% increase
  16. 90% increase
  17. 27
  18. 100% increase
  19. 15
  20. 51% decrease
  21. 25
  22. 60
  23. 15
  24. 10% increase
  25. 56% decrease
  26. 42% increase
  27. 12% decrease
  28. 58% increase
  29. 36
  30. 44
  31. 40
  32. 100
  33. 34
  34. 16% increase
  35. 40
  36. 40
  37. 25
  38. 75% increase
  39. 16% decrease
  40. 100% increase

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