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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 924 · 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 kite changes from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.A number changes from 80 to 88. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 8% increase
  3. 3.A number changes from 25 to 32. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% increase
  4. 4.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹40 to ₹50. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 26% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 13% increase
  7. 7.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 120 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹582. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 14% decrease (d) 28% decrease
  12. 12.A number changes from 500 to 330. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 34% increase
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹120 to ₹168. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 100 to 79. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 31% decrease (b) 31% increase (c) 21% increase (d) 21% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹117. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 120 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% decrease (b) 85% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 85% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹55. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A number changes from 100 to 47. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 63% decrease (b) 53% increase (c) 63% increase (d) 53% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹50 to ₹91. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 44% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 50 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  25. 25.A number changes from 60 to 24. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 70% increase
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹80. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 60 to 81. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 21% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 300 to 429. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 53% decrease (b) 43% increase (c) 53% increase (d) 43% decrease
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 19% increase (b) 19% decrease (c) 38% decrease (d) 38% increase
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 328. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 72% increase (b) 18% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 72% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹63. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹428. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A number changes from 200 to 232. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 32% decrease (c) 32% increase (d) 16% increase
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 400 to 424. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 6% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% increase
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
  39. 39.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 6% decrease

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 10% increase
  3. 28% increase
  4. 40
  5. 25
  6. 26% increase
  7. 85
  8. 30% decrease
  9. 84
  10. 94
  11. 28% increase
  12. 34% decrease
  13. 40
  14. 21% decrease
  15. 17
  16. 85% increase
  17. 10
  18. 10
  19. 53% decrease
  20. 60
  21. 82
  22. 44% increase
  23. 46
  24. 40% increase
  25. 60% decrease
  26. 40
  27. 100
  28. 15
  29. 35% increase
  30. 43% increase
  31. 38% decrease
  32. 18% decrease
  33. 26
  34. 7
  35. 16% increase
  36. 15
  37. 6% increase
  38. 25% increase
  39. 44
  40. 24% increase

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