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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 463 · 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 50 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 82% decrease (d) 41% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 72% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 9% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 9% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 36% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 22% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 16% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹423. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 26% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 66% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 23% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 23% decrease (d) 46% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  36. 36.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹335. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹110. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 915. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 83% decrease (b) 93% increase (c) 93% decrease (d) 83% increase
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹128. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 82% increase
  2. 60% decrease
  3. 24% increase
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 100% increase
  6. 45% increase
  7. 22% decrease
  8. 25% decrease
  9. 45
  10. 16% decrease
  11. 28% decrease
  12. 41
  13. 10
  14. 40
  15. 65
  16. 6
  17. 26% decrease
  18. 55% increase
  19. 55% increase
  20. 10
  21. 46% decrease
  22. 45
  23. 28% increase
  24. 5% decrease
  25. 24
  26. 25
  27. 60% decrease
  28. 65
  29. 6
  30. 100
  31. 90
  32. 15% decrease
  33. 80
  34. 100% increase
  35. 25% increase
  36. 34
  37. 10
  38. 83% increase
  39. 16
  40. 60

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