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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 513 · 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 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 6% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  5. 5.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 106% increase
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 3% increase (d) 6% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 21% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 104. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 24% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 30% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 436. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 70% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹444. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 76% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 150 to 237. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 87% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 87% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 53% decrease (d) 63% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹470. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 42% increase (d) 35% increase

Answer key

  1. 15% decrease
  2. 30% decrease
  3. 20
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 80
  6. 55
  7. 24
  8. 50
  9. 52
  10. 96% increase
  11. 22
  12. 6% decrease
  13. 40
  14. 35% decrease
  15. 100% increase
  16. 30% increase
  17. 100% increase
  18. 5
  19. 60
  20. 52
  21. 85
  22. 25
  23. 11
  24. 10% increase
  25. 6
  26. 60% increase
  27. 9% increase
  28. 90
  29. 70% increase
  30. 42% increase
  31. 50
  32. 48
  33. 35% increase
  34. 76% increase
  35. 58% increase
  36. 53% increase
  37. 30% decrease
  38. 14
  39. 6
  40. 35% decrease

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