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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 664 · 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 football changes from ₹400 to ₹784. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 9% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 468. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 66% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 676. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 79% increase (b) 69% increase (c) 79% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 1% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 1% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 300 to 225. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 63% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 53% increase
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% increase (b) 41% increase (c) 82% decrease (d) 41% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹676. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 200 to 326. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 63% increase (c) 73% decrease (d) 73% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 14% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 70% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 300 to 477. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 69% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 447. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 59% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% decrease (d) 46% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 500 to 925. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 250 to 200. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  32. 32.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 55% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 60% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 18% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 788. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 107% decrease (b) 107% increase (c) 97% increase (d) 97% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 96
  2. 5
  3. 32
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 60% increase
  6. 56% increase
  7. 69% increase
  8. 5% decrease
  9. 25% decrease
  10. 53% decrease
  11. 98
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 14
  14. 32% decrease
  15. 45% decrease
  16. 10
  17. 8% increase
  18. 82% increase
  19. 95% increase
  20. 31
  21. 69
  22. 18% decrease
  23. 63% increase
  24. 70% increase
  25. 59% increase
  26. 49% increase
  27. 46% decrease
  28. 56% decrease
  29. 48
  30. 85% increase
  31. 20% decrease
  32. 100
  33. 55% decrease
  34. 100
  35. 60% decrease
  36. 18% decrease
  37. 28% increase
  38. 20
  39. 97% increase
  40. 51

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