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Percentages and percentage change worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Percentages and percentage change worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Work out 25% of 200.
- 2.40% of a number is 12 more than 25% of the same number. Work out the number.
- 3.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 4.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
- 5.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 6.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.
- 7.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.
- 8.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 9.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.
- 10.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.
- 11.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 12.The same jumper is sold at two shops. Shop A charges £40 and Shop B charges £50. Write down the price at Shop A as a percentage of the price at Shop B.
- 13.Work out 50% of 60.
- 14.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 15.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.
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