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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 box holds 80 chocolates. 75% of them are milk chocolates. Work out how many milk chocolates are in the box.
- 2.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 3.Write 1/5 as a percentage.
- 4.Order these three values from smallest to largest: 3/8, 0.43, 41%.
- 5.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.
- 6.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.
- 7.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
- 8.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 9.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
- 10.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 11.Grace's mean mark in her maths tests rises from 70 to 84. Work out the percentage increase in her mean mark.
- 12.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.
- 13.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.
- 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.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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