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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.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.
- 2.A sofa costs £800. Its price is increased by 25%. Work out the new price of the sofa.
- 3.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.
- 4.The number of members of a running club increases from 45 to 54. Work out the percentage increase.
- 5.Write 3/4 as a percentage.
- 6.Order these three values from smallest to largest: 3/8, 0.43, 41%.
- 7.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.
- 8.Jamal invests £600 in a savings account paying 3% simple interest per year. Work out the total amount in the account after 4 years.
- 9.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.
- 10.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.
- 11.The price of a jacket increases by 50% and then decreases by 50%. Describe the overall change from the original price.
- 12.Grace's mean mark in her maths tests rises from 70 to 84. Work out the percentage increase in her mean mark.
- 13.Work out 50% of 60.
- 14.A textbook is reduced from £60 to £45. Work out the percentage reduction.
- 15.Work out the difference between 45% of 70 and 35% of 80.
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