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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 746 · 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 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 37. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 17% increase (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 300 to 453. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 61% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹501. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 400 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹468. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹684. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 300 to 471. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 67% decrease (c) 57% decrease (d) 67% increase
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 48% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 94% increase
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹37. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% increase
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 120 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 80 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase

Answer key

  1. 40% decrease
  2. 6% increase
  3. 8
  4. 15
  5. 54
  6. 85% increase
  7. 51% increase
  8. 24% decrease
  9. 60% decrease
  10. 10% increase
  11. 30
  12. 5
  13. 95
  14. 10% decrease
  15. 67
  16. 10
  17. 60% decrease
  18. 88
  19. 56
  20. 71
  21. 57% increase
  22. 56
  23. 55
  24. 82
  25. 55
  26. 48% decrease
  27. 55
  28. 20% decrease
  29. 65
  30. 94% increase
  31. 48
  32. 90% increase
  33. 14
  34. 70
  35. 35
  36. 85
  37. 100
  38. 100% increase
  39. 65
  40. 100% increase

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