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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 777 · 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 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 44% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 40 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 5% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 20 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 1% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 45% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 415. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 76% increase (d) 66% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 38% increase (c) 38% decrease (d) 95% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 500 to 335. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 43% decrease (c) 43% increase (d) 33% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 32% increase
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 200 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 35% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 35% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 11% increase
  12. 12.A number changes from 150 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 200 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 76% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 75% increase
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 65% increase (d) 13% increase
  17. 17.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹708. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 40% increase
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 400 to 356. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 11% increase
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 66% increase (c) 56% decrease (d) 56% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹220. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹420. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 100 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 28% increase
  34. 34.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
  36. 36.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 150 to 180. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 30% increase
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹100 to ₹137. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 250 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 20% increase
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 55% increase
  2. 5% increase
  3. 5% decrease
  4. 45% decrease
  5. 66% increase
  6. 95% increase
  7. 33% decrease
  8. 32% increase
  9. 5
  10. 35% increase
  11. 11% decrease
  12. 80% increase
  13. 38% decrease
  14. 65% increase
  15. 75
  16. 65% increase
  17. 60
  18. 77
  19. 50% decrease
  20. 16% increase
  21. 5
  22. 11% decrease
  23. 12
  24. 56% decrease
  25. 40
  26. 13
  27. 10
  28. 16
  29. 55
  30. 5
  31. 60% decrease
  32. 60% decrease
  33. 70% increase
  34. 51
  35. 15% increase
  36. 90% increase
  37. 20% increase
  38. 37
  39. 20% increase
  40. 40

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