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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 309 · 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 ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 60% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 10% increase
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 40% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹765. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 5% increase
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 55% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 2% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 306. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% decrease (d) 63% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 18% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 364. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 393. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 93% decrease (d) 31% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 32% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹354. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 400 to 664. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 76% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 76% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 70% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 12% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 66% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 49% increase

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 12% increase
  3. 20% decrease
  4. 45
  5. 31
  6. 44% decrease
  7. 85% increase
  8. 24% decrease
  9. 100
  10. 20
  11. 72
  12. 45
  13. 40% decrease
  14. 5
  15. 40% decrease
  16. 70
  17. 53
  18. 5% decrease
  19. 65
  20. 55% decrease
  21. 95
  22. 28
  23. 58
  24. 8% decrease
  25. 58% decrease
  26. 53% increase
  27. 12% increase
  28. 9% decrease
  29. 40
  30. 31% increase
  31. 56% decrease
  32. 44
  33. 40% decrease
  34. 18
  35. 66% increase
  36. 70% increase
  37. 26
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 55% decrease
  40. 49% decrease

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