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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.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.
- 2.A box holds 80 chocolates. 75% of them are milk chocolates. Work out how many milk chocolates are in the box.
- 3.Work out 25% of 200.
- 4.Work out 50% of 60.
- 5.A car is bought for £17,500. Its value decreases by 12% in the first year, and by a further 10% of its reduced value in the second year. Work out the value of the car at the end of the second year, giving your answer to the nearest pound.
- 6.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 7.The price of a cycling helmet rises from £80 to £116. Work out the percentage increase.
- 8.Priya invests £750 in a savings account that pays simple interest. After 3 years, the account contains £840. Work out the annual rate of simple interest.
- 9.40% of a number is 12 more than 25% of the same number. Work out the number.
- 10.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.
- 11.A jumper costs £45 at Shop A, where it is reduced by 20%. The same jumper costs £34 at Shop B, where a further 10% reduction is then applied. Work out the difference between the two reduced prices.
- 12.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 13.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.
- 14.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 15.In a test, Amelia answered 18 of the 24 questions correctly. Work out the percentage of the questions she answered correctly.
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