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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 32 · 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 water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 65. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 30% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹380. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 13% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 4% increase (d) 10% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 300 to 423. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 41% decrease (d) 41% increase
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 30% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 400 to 516. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 29% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 25% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 50 to 61. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 22% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 212. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 47% increase
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹784. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 54% increase
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹275. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 88% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% decrease (d) 1% increase
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 411. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 47% increase (d) 47% decrease

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 30% increase
  3. 30
  4. 8% decrease
  5. 45
  6. 90
  7. 15% decrease
  8. 30% decrease
  9. 28% decrease
  10. 20% decrease
  11. 13% decrease
  12. 15% decrease
  13. 12
  14. 9
  15. 10% increase
  16. 20
  17. 41% increase
  18. 16
  19. 75% increase
  20. 29% increase
  21. 32
  22. 28% increase
  23. 10% decrease
  24. 12
  25. 22% increase
  26. 60
  27. 47% decrease
  28. 96
  29. 28
  30. 36% increase
  31. 64
  32. 60
  33. 45
  34. 78% increase
  35. 5% increase
  36. 52
  37. 31
  38. 44
  39. 40
  40. 37% increase

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