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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.Grace's mean mark in her maths tests rises from 70 to 84. Work out the percentage increase in her mean mark.
- 2.The price of a cycling helmet rises from £80 to £116. Work out the percentage increase.
- 3.Write 1/5 as a percentage.
- 4.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 5.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.
- 6.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 7.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 8.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 9.The price of a share falls by 10% on Monday and then rises by 10% on Tuesday. Work out the overall percentage change from Monday's starting price.
- 10.A box holds 80 chocolates. 75% of them are milk chocolates. Work out how many milk chocolates are in the box.
- 11.A company's turnover this year is £180,000. Last year's turnover was £120,000. Write down this year's turnover as a percentage of last year's turnover.
- 12.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
- 13.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.
- 14.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 15.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
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