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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 458 · 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 toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 80 to 128. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 48% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 30% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 200 to 364. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% decrease (b) 82% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 92% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 100 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 261. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 13% increase
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 64% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 40 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 4% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 100 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 69% increase (d) 59% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 262. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 305. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 55% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  37. 37.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 171. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 48% increase

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 48
  3. 46
  4. 15
  5. 60% increase
  6. 65% increase
  7. 60% increase
  8. 82% increase
  9. 100% increase
  10. 80
  11. 70
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 13% decrease
  14. 22
  15. 64% increase
  16. 68% increase
  17. 60
  18. 25
  19. 5
  20. 10
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 45
  23. 59% decrease
  24. 40% increase
  25. 20
  26. 57% increase
  27. 100
  28. 52
  29. 36% decrease
  30. 31% increase
  31. 22% increase
  32. 15
  33. 60
  34. 56% decrease
  35. 60
  36. 85% increase
  37. 90
  38. 85
  39. 14% increase
  40. 48% increase

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