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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 509 · 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 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 29% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹256. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹710. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹365. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 14% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 162. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 72% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 62% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 175. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 75% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹171. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹920. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 146. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 54% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 27% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 597. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 109% decrease (c) 109% increase (d) 99% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 235. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 435. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 100 to 109. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 9% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 9% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% increase
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 48% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 48% decrease (d) 40% increase
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 570. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 58% increase
  2. 5% decrease
  3. 28
  4. 42
  5. 96% increase
  6. 46
  7. 14% decrease
  8. 75% increase
  9. 20
  10. 30% increase
  11. 62% increase
  12. 100
  13. 28
  14. 30% decrease
  15. 5
  16. 55
  17. 71
  18. 20
  19. 75
  20. 84
  21. 27% decrease
  22. 15
  23. 99% increase
  24. 6% decrease
  25. 30% decrease
  26. 13% decrease
  27. 9% increase
  28. 45% decrease
  29. 36
  30. 9
  31. 10
  32. 92
  33. 32% increase
  34. 40% increase
  35. 40
  36. 44
  37. 24
  38. 31
  39. 14% increase
  40. 20

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