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Percentages and percentage change worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "percentages and percentage change" — DfE statement R9. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Percentages and percentage change worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 2.There are 400 students at a school. 25% of them have a brother, 40% have a sister and 15% have both a brother and a sister. Work out how many of the students have neither a brother nor a sister.
- 3.Order these three values from smallest to largest: 3/8, 0.43, 41%.
- 4.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
- 5.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 6.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 7.The price of a games console is reduced by 10%. In a later sale the reduced price is reduced by 10% again. Work out the overall percentage decrease.
- 8.A company's profit this year is 130% of last year's profit. Last year's profit was £40,000. Work out this year's profit.
- 9.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 10.Work out 50% of 60.
- 11.The rent on a flat increases by 10% one year and by a further 10% the following year. Work out the overall percentage increase over the two years.
- 12.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 13.A laptop priced at £520 is first increased by 15%, and then the new price is decreased by 20%. Work out the final price of the laptop.
- 14.The price of a cycling helmet rises from £80 to £116. Work out the percentage increase.
- 15.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
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