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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 410 · 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 ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 501. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 77% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 77% increase
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 2% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 3% decrease (d) 15% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 300 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 13% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 42% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 885. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 77% increase (d) 77% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 96% increase
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 12% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 500 to 570. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 70% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 8% increase
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹980. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 57% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 12% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 870. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 84% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 74% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 55% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹352. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 57
  3. 12
  4. 55
  5. 8
  6. 60% increase
  7. 67% increase
  8. 10
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 8% decrease
  11. 50
  12. 5
  13. 45
  14. 15% decrease
  15. 13% decrease
  16. 70% increase
  17. 25% increase
  18. 58% decrease
  19. 77% increase
  20. 25% increase
  21. 32% decrease
  22. 66
  23. 55
  24. 65
  25. 12% increase
  26. 52
  27. 50
  28. 14% increase
  29. 35
  30. 40
  31. 14
  32. 8% increase
  33. 96
  34. 38% decrease
  35. 48% increase
  36. 74% increase
  37. 55% decrease
  38. 41
  39. 36% decrease
  40. 12

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