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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.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.
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.Work out 50% of 60.
- 5.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 6.Write 1/5 as a percentage.
- 7.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.
- 8.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 9.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 10.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 11.Work out 25% of 200.
- 12.40% of a number is 12 more than 25% of the same number. Work out the number.
- 13.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
- 14.A charity fun run raises money through entry fees and donations. Entry fees raise £1,260, which is 60% of the total amount raised. Work out how much money was raised through donations.
- 15.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.
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