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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 538 · 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 school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 80% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 14% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 96% decrease (d) 96% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 590. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 18% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 200 to 370. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 85% increase
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 24% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 300 to 393. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 31% decrease (d) 31% increase
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹620. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 85% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 4% increase
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 46% increase (c) 92% decrease (d) 92% increase
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹675. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 800. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 50. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  37. 37.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 36% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹592. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 70% increase
  3. 35% increase
  4. 50% increase
  5. 32
  6. 80% increase
  7. 18% increase
  8. 30% increase
  9. 85% increase
  10. 90
  11. 44% decrease
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 31% increase
  14. 8% decrease
  15. 55
  16. 10
  17. 24
  18. 48
  19. 45
  20. 38
  21. 85% increase
  22. 5% increase
  23. 47
  24. 30
  25. 84
  26. 35% decrease
  27. 75
  28. 46% decrease
  29. 15% decrease
  30. 35
  31. 100% increase
  32. 65
  33. 32
  34. 40
  35. 50
  36. 25% increase
  37. 25
  38. 15% decrease
  39. 36% increase
  40. 48

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