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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 689 · 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 ₹25 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 395. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 21% decrease (d) 31% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 21% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 50 to 82. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 32% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹452. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 2% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 2% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 92. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 16% increase
  22. 22.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 78% decrease
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹244. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 39% increase (d) 39% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 500 to 560. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 52% increase (d) 13% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 100 to 141. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 51% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 51% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹465. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 25 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 24% increase
  36. 36.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹500 to ₹760. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 16% increase

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 35
  3. 10
  4. 44
  5. 30% decrease
  6. 25% increase
  7. 21% decrease
  8. 11% increase
  9. 64% increase
  10. 75
  11. 13
  12. 65
  13. 45
  14. 5% decrease
  15. 8
  16. 40% increase
  17. 15% increase
  18. 10
  19. 68
  20. 30
  21. 16% increase
  22. 14
  23. 52% increase
  24. 22
  25. 65% increase
  26. 12% increase
  27. 52% increase
  28. 41% increase
  29. 14% decrease
  30. 6
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 86
  33. 60% increase
  34. 44
  35. 12% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 20% increase
  38. 52
  39. 60
  40. 80% increase

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