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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 820 · 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 400 to 176. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹500 to ₹655. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 100 to 178. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 78% decrease (d) 88% increase
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 70% increase
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 35% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 28% increase
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 7% decrease (d) 14% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 20% increase
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 50 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% increase (b) 34% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹315. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 564. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 98% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 98% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 7% increase
  25. 25.A number changes from 20 to 8. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  26. 26.A number changes from 200 to 188. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 12% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 106. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 16% increase
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 97. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 94% decrease (c) 47% decrease (d) 47% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 112. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 12% increase
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹300 to ₹258. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 80 to 132. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 65% decrease (d) 52% increase
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.A number changes from 150 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 72% decrease (d) 48% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 300 to 498. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% increase (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 76% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 700. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 40% decrease

Answer key

  1. 56% decrease
  2. 5
  3. 25
  4. 60
  5. 15
  6. 13
  7. 31
  8. 78% increase
  9. 15% decrease
  10. 70% increase
  11. 54
  12. 16
  13. 20
  14. 76
  15. 35% decrease
  16. 20
  17. 50
  18. 14% decrease
  19. 20% increase
  20. 20
  21. 68% increase
  22. 26
  23. 88% increase
  24. 35% decrease
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 6% decrease
  27. 16
  28. 72
  29. 6% increase
  30. 15
  31. 94% increase
  32. 12% increase
  33. 14
  34. 65% increase
  35. 56
  36. 38
  37. 36
  38. 48% increase
  39. 66% increase
  40. 40% increase

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