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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 778 · 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 100 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 567. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 89% increase (b) 99% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 89% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 86. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 57% increase
  4. 4.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 52% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 500 to 555. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 11% decrease (d) 55% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 84% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 830. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 76% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 76% decrease
  14. 14.A number changes from 150 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 9% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 60 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 25% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 5% increase (d) 20% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 150 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 12% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 400 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 56% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 400 to 428. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 28% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 300 to 249. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% increase (b) 17% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 51% decrease
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹145. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 45% increase (c) 55% increase (d) 45% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 200 to 362. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% decrease (b) 81% increase (c) 91% increase (d) 81% decrease
  35. 35.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹400 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹300 to ₹333. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 10% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 12% decrease
  2. 89% increase
  3. 57% decrease
  4. 30
  5. 8% decrease
  6. 52% decrease
  7. 100% increase
  8. 11% increase
  9. 98
  10. 40
  11. 80
  12. 21% decrease
  13. 66% increase
  14. 6% increase
  15. 25% decrease
  16. 12
  17. 95
  18. 86
  19. 20% increase
  20. 12% increase
  21. 60
  22. 40% increase
  23. 25% decrease
  24. 46% decrease
  25. 7% increase
  26. 17% decrease
  27. 55
  28. 15% decrease
  29. 30% decrease
  30. 42
  31. 45% decrease
  32. 36
  33. 65
  34. 81% increase
  35. 21
  36. 40
  37. 11
  38. 54
  39. 10% increase
  40. 10

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