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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 707 · 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 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 78% decrease (c) 39% decrease (d) 78% increase
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 504. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 78% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 4% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹200 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  12. 12.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 40 to 28. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 25 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% increase
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 300 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 96% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 150 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 76% decrease (c) 86% increase (d) 86% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 700. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 85% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 75% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 300 to 357. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 19% increase (d) 57% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 612. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 63% increase (c) 63% decrease (d) 53% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 100 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 500 to 965. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 93% decrease (c) 103% decrease (d) 103% increase
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 300 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 10% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car changes from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 78% increase
  2. 30
  3. 34
  4. 10
  5. 15% decrease
  6. 68% increase
  7. 20% increase
  8. 10
  9. 70% increase
  10. 65
  11. 6% decrease
  12. 65
  13. 16
  14. 40
  15. 26
  16. 32
  17. 38
  18. 30% decrease
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 45
  21. 30% decrease
  22. 36
  23. 45
  24. 60% decrease
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 10% decrease
  27. 25
  28. 50
  29. 32% decrease
  30. 76% increase
  31. 75% increase
  32. 19% increase
  33. 53% increase
  34. 36% increase
  35. 93% increase
  36. 60
  37. 10% decrease
  38. 12
  39. 39
  40. 35

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