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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.Order these three values from smallest to largest: 3/8, 0.43, 41%.
- 2.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.
- 3.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 4.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 5.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.
- 6.After a 20% discount, a jacket costs £48. Work out the original price of the jacket.
- 7.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.
- 8.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.
- 9.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.
- 10.In a test, Amelia answered 18 of the 24 questions correctly. Work out the percentage of the questions she answered correctly.
- 11.Jamal invests £600 in a savings account paying 3% simple interest per year. Work out the total amount in the account after 4 years.
- 12.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.
- 13.Grace's mean mark in her maths tests rises from 70 to 84. Work out the percentage increase in her mean mark.
- 14.Work out 25% of 200.
- 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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