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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 31 · 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 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹249. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% increase (c) 44% increase (d) 11% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 300 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 44% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 84% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹231. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹340. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹363. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 243. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 62% increase (d) 93% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹368. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 5% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 200 to 170. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 134. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 34% increase
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 5% increase
  3. 20% increase
  4. 44
  5. 25% decrease
  6. 84
  7. 38
  8. 45
  9. 66
  10. 25% increase
  11. 44% decrease
  12. 44% decrease
  13. 35
  14. 20
  15. 84% increase
  16. 15
  17. 54
  18. 36
  19. 21
  20. 62% increase
  21. 70
  22. 56
  23. 60% decrease
  24. 25% increase
  25. 44
  26. 25
  27. 80% increase
  28. 15% increase
  29. 84
  30. 5% increase
  31. 20% increase
  32. 40
  33. 50% increase
  34. 22
  35. 30% increase
  36. 15% decrease
  37. 16% increase
  38. 34% increase
  39. 66
  40. 25

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