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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 842 · 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 40 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 300 to 570. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 100% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 40 to 30. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 3% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A number changes from 40 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 26% decrease (d) 65% increase
  6. 6.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 300 to 348. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 16% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 16% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹194. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A number changes from 80 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 76% increase
  11. 11.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% decrease (c) 7% increase (d) 35% increase
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 6% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹93. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹67. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 20 to 10. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹131. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 10% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  21. 21.A number changes from 20 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 12% increase (d) 12% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹196. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 90. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  26. 26.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 110. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 66% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 66% increase (d) 56% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a kite changes from ₹300 to ₹438. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook changes from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 30% decrease (d) 12% increase
  31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹70. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 85% decrease (d) 85% increase
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% decrease
  34. 34.The price of a football changes from ₹400 to ₹348. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹500 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 17% decrease (d) 17% increase
  37. 37.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 54. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 35% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 14% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 72% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 72% increase

Answer key

  1. 40% decrease
  2. 90% increase
  3. 25% decrease
  4. 15% decrease
  5. 65% increase
  6. 75
  7. 9
  8. 16% increase
  9. 94
  10. 95% increase
  11. 35% decrease
  12. 10
  13. 15% decrease
  14. 55
  15. 80
  16. 34
  17. 50% decrease
  18. 31
  19. 39
  20. 10% increase
  21. 60% increase
  22. 95
  23. 51
  24. 51
  25. 10% decrease
  26. 25
  27. 56% decrease
  28. 46
  29. 30
  30. 30% increase
  31. 40
  32. 85% increase
  33. 20% decrease
  34. 13
  35. 34
  36. 68% increase
  37. 30
  38. 52
  39. 35% increase
  40. 72% increase

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