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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 414 · 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 ₹300 to ₹414. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 50% increase
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 100 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 46% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 31% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 42% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 50 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 32% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.A number changes from 200 to 302. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% increase
  23. 23.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹214. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 28% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 485. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% decrease (d) 94% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 108% increase (d) 108% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 92% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 92% increase
  38. 38.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. 50% increase
  3. 40
  4. 36% decrease
  5. 50% decrease
  6. 70
  7. 40% increase
  8. 5
  9. 50
  10. 21% decrease
  11. 84% increase
  12. 90% increase
  13. 10% decrease
  14. 32% increase
  15. 55
  16. 48
  17. 65
  18. 93% increase
  19. 51% increase
  20. 45% decrease
  21. 54
  22. 40% decrease
  23. 7
  24. 66
  25. 55
  26. 94
  27. 50
  28. 52
  29. 28% decrease
  30. 94% increase
  31. 50% increase
  32. 98% increase
  33. 30
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 28
  36. 55
  37. 92% increase
  38. 20
  39. 35
  40. 25

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