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Percentage Increase and Decrease Example

The document provides examples of calculating percentage increases and decreases using the numbers 40 and 240. It explains how to find the percentage of a number and then how to apply that to increase or decrease the original number. For instance, increasing 40 by 10% results in 44, while decreasing it by 10% results in 36.

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Percentage Increase and Decrease Example

The document provides examples of calculating percentage increases and decreases using the numbers 40 and 240. It explains how to find the percentage of a number and then how to apply that to increase or decrease the original number. For instance, increasing 40 by 10% results in 44, while decreasing it by 10% results in 36.

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Percentage Increase and Decrease Example (scroll down) www.cazoommaths.

com
Increase 40 by 10% Increase 240 by 25%
Increasing 40 by 10% is the Increasing 240 by 25% is the
same as finding 110% same as finding 125%
First find 10% of 40 First find 25% of 240
10% of 40 means 25% of 240 means
40 ÷ 10 = 4 240 ÷ 4 = 60
10% of 40 is 4 25% of 240 is 60

Next find 110% of 40 Next find 125% of 240


100% of 40 is 40 100% of 240 is 240
100% + 10% = 110% 100% + 25% = 125%
40 + 4 = 44 240 + 60 = 300

40 increased by 10% is 44 240 increased by 25% is 300


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Percentage Increase and Decrease Example www.cazoommaths.com

Decrease 40 by 10% Decrease 240 by 25%


Decreasing 40 by 10% is the Decreasing 240 by 25% is the
same as finding 90% same as finding 75%
First find 10% of 40 First find 25% of 240
10% of 40 means 25% of 240 means
40 ÷ 10 = 4 240 ÷ 4 = 60
10% of 40 is 4 25% of 240 is 60

Next find 90% of 40 Next find 75% of 240


100% of 40 is 40 100% of 240 is 240
100% - 10% = 90% 100% - 25% = 75%
40 - 4 = 36 240 - 60 = 180

40 decreased by 10% is 36 240 decreased by 25% is 180


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