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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 485 · 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 400 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 14% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹695. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% increase
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 95. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 200 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 11% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 72% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 80 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 40% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 250 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 46% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 26% increase
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 15% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 13% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 291. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 104% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 104% increase (d) 94% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 250 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  26. 26.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 16% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 120 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  31. 31.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹510. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹500 to ₹585. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 14% decrease
  2. 39
  3. 5
  4. 44% decrease
  5. 22% decrease
  6. 28% increase
  7. 90
  8. 15% increase
  9. 12
  10. 5% decrease
  11. 38
  12. 11% decrease
  13. 72% increase
  14. 40% decrease
  15. 46% decrease
  16. 36
  17. 26% increase
  18. 95
  19. 8
  20. 15% increase
  21. 65% increase
  22. 37
  23. 94% increase
  24. 36% decrease
  25. 12% decrease
  26. 20
  27. 55
  28. 100% increase
  29. 20% increase
  30. 5% increase
  31. 74
  32. 70
  33. 15
  34. 26
  35. 5
  36. 17
  37. 30
  38. 85% increase
  39. 92
  40. 20

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