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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 544 · 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 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 20 to 29. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 153. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 49% increase (d) 49% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 85. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 35% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 35% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  9. 9.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹498. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 100 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% decrease (b) 29% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 29% increase
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 65% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹200. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 322. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 71% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 71% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 50 to 71. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹112. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 3% decrease (d) 12% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 92% increase (b) 82% decrease (c) 92% decrease (d) 82% increase
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹450. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 42% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 42% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹310. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 70% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 85% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 85% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹453. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 45% increase

Answer key

  1. 20% decrease
  2. 45% increase
  3. 49% decrease
  4. 36
  5. 70% increase
  6. 80
  7. 59% decrease
  8. 38% decrease
  9. 66
  10. 55
  11. 60
  12. 19% decrease
  13. 65% increase
  14. 46% increase
  15. 20
  16. 50
  17. 95
  18. 65
  19. 8
  20. 28
  21. 50
  22. 61% increase
  23. 42% increase
  24. 40
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 70
  27. 20% decrease
  28. 12% decrease
  29. 82% increase
  30. 50
  31. 14% increase
  32. 14% decrease
  33. 96
  34. 30
  35. 24
  36. 60
  37. 28% decrease
  38. 85% increase
  39. 51
  40. 45% increase

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