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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 877 · 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 cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹376. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 52% decrease (d) 52% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 250 to 310. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 60% increase
  7. 7.The price of a toy car changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹60 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.The price of a kite changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹490. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  17. 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹108. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a kite changes from ₹80 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 120 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 80 to 116. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 36% increase
  22. 22.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A number changes from 300 to 234. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 22% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 40 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 90% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 90% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 120 to 138. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  26. 26.A number changes from 150 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 46% decrease (c) 46% increase (d) 69% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 8% increase (d) 20% increase
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.A number changes from 60 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 39% increase (c) 65% increase (d) 39% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 25 to 19. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a kite changes from ₹400 to ₹572. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹945. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 95% decrease (c) 95% increase (d) 38% increase
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 45% increase
  36. 36.A number changes from 250 to 125. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% decrease
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 22% increase (c) 11% increase (d) 11% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 100 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 67% decrease (b) 57% decrease (c) 57% increase (d) 67% increase
  39. 39.A number changes from 100 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 16% decrease
  40. 40.A number changes from 100 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 31% increase (c) 31% decrease (d) 41% decrease

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 52
  3. 88
  4. 52
  5. 26% increase
  6. 24% increase
  7. 35
  8. 8
  9. 20% decrease
  10. 60
  11. 60
  12. 26
  13. 92
  14. 30
  15. 96
  16. 25% increase
  17. 80
  18. 25
  19. 10% decrease
  20. 52
  21. 45% increase
  22. 60
  23. 22% decrease
  24. 90% increase
  25. 15% increase
  26. 46% increase
  27. 8% decrease
  28. 56
  29. 6
  30. 65% increase
  31. 24% decrease
  32. 43
  33. 89
  34. 95% increase
  35. 45% decrease
  36. 50% decrease
  37. 22% decrease
  38. 57% decrease
  39. 16% decrease
  40. 31% decrease

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