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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 78 · 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 250 to 275. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹580. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 3% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 441. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 47% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 20% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 100% increase
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹89. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹297. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 60 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 83. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% increase (b) 33% decrease (c) 33% increase (d) 66% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 57% increase (d) 57% decrease
  19. 19.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹668. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 2% increase (d) 10% increase
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 150 to 174. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 16% increase (d) 24% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 144. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 24% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 50 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 76% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 76% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 400 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 36% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 25 to 45. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 80% increase (c) 80% decrease (d) 20% increase
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 120 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 72% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 24% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹324. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 500 to 345. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 31% decrease (c) 41% decrease (d) 31% increase
  37. 37.A number changes from 250 to 205. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 18% decrease (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹825. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 10% increase
  2. 16
  3. 5
  4. 12% decrease
  5. 47% increase
  6. 34
  7. 20% increase
  8. 50% decrease
  9. 78
  10. 12
  11. 38
  12. 85% increase
  13. 98
  14. 40% increase
  15. 66% increase
  16. 62
  17. 60% decrease
  18. 47% increase
  19. 67
  20. 46
  21. 20
  22. 10% increase
  23. 30
  24. 16% increase
  25. 20% increase
  26. 76% increase
  27. 26% decrease
  28. 80% increase
  29. 80
  30. 20% decrease
  31. 60% increase
  32. 54
  33. 32
  34. 24% decrease
  35. 8
  36. 31% decrease
  37. 18% decrease
  38. 20
  39. 100
  40. 65

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