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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 668 · 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 50 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% increase (b) 5% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 28% increase
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 2% increase (d) 2% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 100 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 49% increase (d) 59% decrease
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 250 to 130. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% decrease (b) 58% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 48% increase
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹285. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 100 to 73. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 27% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 50 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 472. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% increase
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 100 to 94. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 7% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 7% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 88% increase
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹205. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 120 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 40% increase
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹784. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹314. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 15% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 31% increase (d) 62% decrease

Answer key

  1. 10% decrease
  2. 15% decrease
  3. 55
  4. 35% decrease
  5. 45
  6. 8% increase
  7. 92
  8. 56
  9. 80
  10. 49% decrease
  11. 15% decrease
  12. 48% decrease
  13. 95
  14. 90
  15. 27% decrease
  16. 28% decrease
  17. 18% increase
  18. 35
  19. 16
  20. 6% decrease
  21. 10% decrease
  22. 24
  23. 60
  24. 14% decrease
  25. 58
  26. 5
  27. 88% increase
  28. 40
  29. 48% increase
  30. 16
  31. 18
  32. 80% increase
  33. 40% decrease
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 96
  36. 40
  37. 57
  38. 20% decrease
  39. 15% increase
  40. 31% decrease

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