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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 838 · 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.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 150 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 28% increase
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 300 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% decrease (b) 67% increase (c) 67% decrease (d) 57% increase
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 1% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 5% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 150 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 40% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹500 to ₹900. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 60 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 42% increase (c) 42% decrease (d) 70% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 400 to 316. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 84% increase (d) 84% decrease
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 40 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 80 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 28% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 35% decrease
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 228. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 100% decrease
  17. 17.A number changes from 150 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 54% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% increase (d) 18% decrease
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹53. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a kite changes from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 6% decrease (d) 10% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 22% decrease
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 100 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 54% increase (d) 44% increase
  27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 150 to 273. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 92% decrease (c) 82% increase (d) 92% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 400 to 508. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% increase (b) 27% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 27% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 400 to 304. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹81. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 500 to 245. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 61% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 61% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 300 to 600. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  36. 36.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 25 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 2% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 2% increase
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹25 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 500 to 765. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% increase (b) 53% decrease (c) 63% increase (d) 63% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹150 to ₹255. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 92
  2. 28% increase
  3. 49
  4. 57% decrease
  5. 15
  6. 55
  7. 5% increase
  8. 40% increase
  9. 80
  10. 70% increase
  11. 21% decrease
  12. 55
  13. 36
  14. 50% increase
  15. 35% decrease
  16. 90% increase
  17. 36% decrease
  18. 20
  19. 60
  20. 15% increase
  21. 47
  22. 60
  23. 10% increase
  24. 22% decrease
  25. 40
  26. 44% decrease
  27. 60
  28. 53
  29. 82% increase
  30. 27% increase
  31. 24% decrease
  32. 35
  33. 42
  34. 51% decrease
  35. 100% increase
  36. 50
  37. 8% increase
  38. 100
  39. 53% increase
  40. 70

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