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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 3/4 as a percentage.
- 2.Grace's mean mark in her maths tests rises from 70 to 84. Work out the percentage increase in her mean mark.
- 3.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.
- 4.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.
- 5.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 6.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
- 7.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.
- 8.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 9.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.
- 10.Write 1/5 as a percentage.
- 11.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.
- 12.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
- 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.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 15.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
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