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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 543 · 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 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 400 to 548. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 37% increase (d) 37% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹800. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 6% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 456. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹86. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% decrease (d) 76% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 20 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 8% decrease
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 105% decrease (d) 95% increase
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 24% increase
  20. 20.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 200 to 158. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 42% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 93. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 86% increase
  27. 27.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 13% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 150 to 126. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 24% decrease (d) 16% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 30% increase
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 5% decrease (d) 6% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% increase
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹712. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 15% increase
  2. 5% increase
  3. 37% increase
  4. 60
  5. 5
  6. 42
  7. 10% increase
  8. 14% increase
  9. 57
  10. 76% increase
  11. 18
  12. 40% increase
  13. 40
  14. 40
  15. 50% decrease
  16. 95% increase
  17. 20
  18. 28
  19. 16% increase
  20. 32
  21. 21% decrease
  22. 40
  23. 25
  24. 75% increase
  25. 30
  26. 86% increase
  27. 14
  28. 36
  29. 65% increase
  30. 20% increase
  31. 90% increase
  32. 16% decrease
  33. 30% increase
  34. 11
  35. 5% decrease
  36. 25% increase
  37. 76
  38. 50
  39. 78
  40. 10

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