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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 374 · 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 school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 40 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 400 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 34% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹438. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 200 to 218. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 9% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 300 to 585. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 105% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 72% decrease (d) 72% increase
  28. 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 10% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% increase
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 54% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 4% decrease (c) 4% increase (d) 16% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% increase
  37. 37.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% increase (b) 1% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹597. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 49
  3. 8% increase
  4. 35% decrease
  5. 16% increase
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 35
  8. 14% increase
  9. 76
  10. 100% increase
  11. 5
  12. 94
  13. 34% decrease
  14. 54
  15. 35
  16. 8% decrease
  17. 46
  18. 9% increase
  19. 95% increase
  20. 90
  21. 40
  22. 43
  23. 30
  24. 56
  25. 42
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 62% increase
  28. 48
  29. 10
  30. 50% increase
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 40% decrease
  33. 20
  34. 36% decrease
  35. 16% increase
  36. 26% decrease
  37. 5
  38. 5% decrease
  39. 25
  40. 99

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