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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 784 · 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 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 98% increase (d) 98% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 60 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% increase (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 300 to 369. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 23% decrease (c) 69% increase (d) 23% increase
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% increase
  9. 9.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹167. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 55% increase
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 200 to 278. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  16. 16.A number changes from 25 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
  17. 17.A number changes from 100 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 10% increase
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 500 to 255. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 49% increase (b) 59% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 49% decrease
  20. 20.A number changes from 300 to 579. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% decrease (b) 103% decrease (c) 103% increase (d) 93% increase
  21. 21.The price of a table fan changes from ₹200 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 57. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 3% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 250 to 270. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 48% increase
  28. 28.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹297. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹325. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a torch changes from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% decrease (b) 65% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 65% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 400 to 676. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 79% increase (c) 79% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 540. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 8% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 484. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% decrease (b) 84% decrease (c) 21% increase (d) 84% increase
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹435. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 49% decrease
  2. 6
  3. 35% decrease
  4. 12
  5. 23% increase
  6. 14
  7. 75
  8. 55% increase
  9. 55
  10. 67
  11. 55% increase
  12. 5
  13. 20% increase
  14. 45
  15. 39% increase
  16. 12% decrease
  17. 10% decrease
  18. 15
  19. 49% decrease
  20. 93% increase
  21. 10
  22. 60
  23. 5
  24. 45% decrease
  25. 5% decrease
  26. 8% increase
  27. 48% decrease
  28. 98
  29. 50
  30. 15
  31. 30
  32. 44
  33. 20
  34. 52
  35. 65% increase
  36. 69% increase
  37. 32% decrease
  38. 8% increase
  39. 21% increase
  40. 13

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