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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 801 · 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 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  2. 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 25 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 9% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 9% increase
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹41. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 400 to 284. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 39% increase (b) 29% increase (c) 29% decrease (d) 39% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 150 to 231. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 81% decrease (b) 54% decrease (c) 81% increase (d) 54% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 14% increase
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹472. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 300 to 399. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 99% increase (c) 33% increase (d) 99% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹216. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 75% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 430. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 72% increase
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹396. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 25 to 15. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  24. 24.A number changes from 300 to 492. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 74% increase (d) 74% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a football changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹390. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹235. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 32% decrease (d) 32% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 64% increase (c) 64% decrease (d) 16% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 25 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 32% increase
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 10% increase
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 33% decrease (d) 22% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 400 to 496. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 96% decrease

Answer key

  1. 85% increase
  2. 56
  3. 20
  4. 36% decrease
  5. 45
  6. 59
  7. 52% decrease
  8. 29% decrease
  9. 44
  10. 54% increase
  11. 28% increase
  12. 45
  13. 18
  14. 10
  15. 30% increase
  16. 33% increase
  17. 80
  18. 75% increase
  19. 72% increase
  20. 30
  21. 100
  22. 32
  23. 40% decrease
  24. 64% increase
  25. 20
  26. 30
  27. 40% decrease
  28. 60
  29. 53
  30. 32% decrease
  31. 16% decrease
  32. 32% increase
  33. 29
  34. 10% increase
  35. 30
  36. 32
  37. 8
  38. 10% increase
  39. 22% decrease
  40. 24% increase

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