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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 345 · 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 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 12% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 12% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹366. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 193. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 103% decrease (b) 103% increase (c) 93% increase (d) 93% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 411. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 47% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 26% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 32% increase (d) 32% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  17. 17.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 500 to 380. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 24% increase
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 20% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 100 to 151. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 61% increase (d) 61% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 72% increase (d) 24% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 78% increase
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 5% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 40% increase
  2. 15% decrease
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 93% increase
  6. 60
  7. 37% increase
  8. 100
  9. 18
  10. 26% decrease
  11. 15% decrease
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 52
  14. 35
  15. 32% decrease
  16. 55% decrease
  17. 6
  18. 24% decrease
  19. 66
  20. 88
  21. 20% increase
  22. 55
  23. 20% increase
  24. 51% increase
  25. 24% decrease
  26. 22% decrease
  27. 20
  28. 96
  29. 40% decrease
  30. 40% decrease
  31. 58
  32. 25
  33. 78% increase
  34. 40
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 25
  37. 15
  38. 30% increase
  39. 5% decrease
  40. 45

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