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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 84 · 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 20 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  2. 2.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.A number changes from 120 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% increase (b) 95% increase (c) 95% decrease (d) 105% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 280. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 30% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 20 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 40% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 90% increase
  10. 10.A number changes from 120 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹282. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹60 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 80 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 400 to 220. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹484. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan changes from ₹150 to ₹174. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹1000. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 200 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 49% decrease (d) 98% increase
  30. 30.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  33. 33.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹156. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% increase (d) 16% increase
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 2% decrease

Answer key

  1. 70% increase
  2. 35
  3. 80
  4. 95% increase
  5. 100% increase
  6. 12% increase
  7. 75% increase
  8. 40% decrease
  9. 75% increase
  10. 50% decrease
  11. 26
  12. 50
  13. 88
  14. 75
  15. 27
  16. 16
  17. 25% increase
  18. 48
  19. 45% decrease
  20. 10
  21. 38
  22. 21
  23. 16
  24. 20% decrease
  25. 6
  26. 100
  27. 5
  28. 56
  29. 49% decrease
  30. 8
  31. 15
  32. 50% decrease
  33. 39
  34. 95
  35. 11
  36. 40% increase
  37. 30
  38. 40
  39. 20% decrease
  40. 10% increase

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