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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.Write 1/5 as a percentage.
- 2.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.
- 3.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 4.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.
- 5.Write 0.25 as a percentage.
- 6.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.
- 7.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.
- 8.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 9.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 10.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.
- 11.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 12.40% of a number is 12 more than 25% of the same number. Work out the number.
- 13.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.
- 14.Order these three values from smallest to largest: 3/8, 0.43, 41%.
- 15.A box holds 80 chocolates. 75% of them are milk chocolates. Work out how many milk chocolates are in the box.
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