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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 762 · 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 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 18% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹400 to ₹756. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹274. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 400 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 60% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 40% increase
  13. 13.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 21% decrease (d) 35% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 10% decrease (d) 6% increase
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹79. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹102. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 66% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 200 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 250 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹273. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 500 to 610. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 32% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 32% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹58. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 250 to 340. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 36% decrease (d) 90% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 48% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 15% increase
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 36% decrease

Answer key

  1. 18% decrease
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 70% increase
  4. 40% decrease
  5. 10
  6. 27
  7. 20% increase
  8. 89
  9. 37
  10. 15% decrease
  11. 48
  12. 40% decrease
  13. 50
  14. 88
  15. 52% decrease
  16. 35% decrease
  17. 10% increase
  18. 25% increase
  19. 6
  20. 58
  21. 13
  22. 46
  23. 10
  24. 80
  25. 32
  26. 85% increase
  27. 66% increase
  28. 10% decrease
  29. 24
  30. 32% increase
  31. 82
  32. 22% increase
  33. 75
  34. 16
  35. 36% increase
  36. 48% decrease
  37. 15% increase
  38. 9
  39. 80
  40. 18% decrease

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