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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 545 · 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 torch changes from ₹100 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹795. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 200 to 274. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 74% increase (b) 74% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 52% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 6% increase
  11. 11.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 450. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 90% decrease (d) 90% increase
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹590. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 76% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 57% increase
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹516. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 43% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 43% decrease (d) 33% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% increase
  22. 22.A number changes from 25 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 40% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 40% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 120 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 100% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 344. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 72% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 400 to 196. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% increase (b) 61% decrease (c) 61% increase (d) 51% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹123. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 19% decrease (d) 19% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 105% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 105% increase
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 26% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 400 to 360. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% increase (d) 40% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 46. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 54% increase (d) 54% decrease

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 48% decrease
  3. 44
  4. 8
  5. 47
  6. 59
  7. 37% increase
  8. 14
  9. 52% decrease
  10. 24% decrease
  11. 20
  12. 80% increase
  13. 18
  14. 10
  15. 76% increase
  16. 74
  17. 57% decrease
  18. 72
  19. 44
  20. 33% decrease
  21. 15% decrease
  22. 40% increase
  23. 10% increase
  24. 5% increase
  25. 75
  26. 100% increase
  27. 72% increase
  28. 51% decrease
  29. 59
  30. 45
  31. 9% decrease
  32. 95% increase
  33. 20
  34. 60
  35. 32
  36. 24
  37. 26% decrease
  38. 10% decrease
  39. 36
  40. 54% decrease

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