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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 552 · 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 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 52% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 52% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 200 to 250. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹375. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 372. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 24% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 5% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 77. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 54% increase
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 258. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 29% increase (d) 29% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 58% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 40 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 411. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 200 to 314. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 67% increase (d) 57% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 15% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 50 to 58. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 186. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 21% increase
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 65% increase
  2. 25% increase
  3. 10% increase
  4. 25
  5. 40% increase
  6. 60
  7. 24% increase
  8. 52
  9. 30
  10. 47
  11. 29
  12. 40
  13. 36% decrease
  14. 15
  15. 20% increase
  16. 10% decrease
  17. 60
  18. 8
  19. 19
  20. 86
  21. 54% increase
  22. 20
  23. 29% increase
  24. 48% decrease
  25. 20
  26. 40
  27. 55% increase
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 37% increase
  30. 26
  31. 90% increase
  32. 40
  33. 57% increase
  34. 15% decrease
  35. 16% increase
  36. 55% increase
  37. 35% decrease
  38. 5
  39. 80
  40. 9

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