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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 413 · 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 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 596. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 49% increase
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 100 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 60 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 690. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 48% increase (d) 38% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 276. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% decrease (b) 41% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  12. 12.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹560. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹605. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 815. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% increase (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 73% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 96% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 200 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 36% increase
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹950. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹483. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 100 to 118. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 28% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 30% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 75% increase
  2. 49% increase
  3. 100
  4. 30% decrease
  5. 24% increase
  6. 20% decrease
  7. 38% increase
  8. 46
  9. 12% increase
  10. 16
  11. 31% decrease
  12. 15
  13. 40
  14. 21
  15. 21
  16. 22% decrease
  17. 18% decrease
  18. 36% decrease
  19. 63% increase
  20. 40
  21. 55% decrease
  22. 37
  23. 96% increase
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 15
  27. 90
  28. 16
  29. 68
  30. 45% decrease
  31. 61
  32. 12
  33. 44
  34. 5
  35. 18% increase
  36. 12% decrease
  37. 30
  38. 80
  39. 36% decrease
  40. 30

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