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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 680 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 50 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 12% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 24% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 20% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 300 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 78% increase
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹267. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 90% decrease (d) 54% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹584. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 25 to 49. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 24% increase
  26. 26.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 40% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 250 to 350. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 40% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 86% decrease (d) 86% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  32. 32.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 460. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 8% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 624. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 200 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 200 to 98. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹780. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 315. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 40% decrease
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 80% increase
  6. 36% decrease
  7. 75
  8. 48% decrease
  9. 20% increase
  10. 60
  11. 26% decrease
  12. 44
  13. 24
  14. 78
  15. 60% decrease
  16. 36
  17. 6
  18. 55
  19. 80
  20. 38
  21. 90% increase
  22. 56
  23. 25
  24. 46
  25. 96% increase
  26. 25
  27. 20
  28. 40% increase
  29. 40% increase
  30. 76% increase
  31. 15% increase
  32. 15
  33. 42
  34. 30
  35. 8% decrease
  36. 56% increase
  37. 12% decrease
  38. 51% decrease
  39. 95
  40. 37% decrease

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