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The document contains various calculations involving percentages, increases, decreases, and interest for different scenarios. It includes exercises for calculating percentages of amounts, increases and decreases in values, and comparisons of simple versus compound interest. Additionally, it features worksheets for practice on these topics, including ticket pricing and investment comparisons.

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4 - 3.percentages

The document contains various calculations involving percentages, increases, decreases, and interest for different scenarios. It includes exercises for calculating percentages of amounts, increases and decreases in values, and comparisons of simple versus compound interest. Additionally, it features worksheets for practice on these topics, including ticket pricing and investment comparisons.

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Percentages

Percentages of Amounts
Calculate the following

10% of 80

5% of 120

1% of 54

15% of 260

51% of 860

Calculate the following


Your Turn

20% of 14,000

1% of 6300

11% of 420

98% of 6
Increase & Decrease
Calculate the following
Increase 400 by 20%

Decrease 1400 by 30%

Increase 1250 by 3%

Decrease 90 by 7.5%

Calculate the following


Your Turn

Decrease 64 by 75%

Increase 6000 by 24%

Philip wants to buy the following tickets.


Your Turn

5 adult tickets at £20 each


4 child tickets at £5 each
A 10% booking fee is added to the ticket price. 2% is then added
for paying by credit card.
Work out the total charge.
Interest

Calculator
Karen is trying to decide which bank she should invest her £2000
with. Her two options are

Eastern Bank Western Bank


Pays 5% Simple Interest per Pays 5% Compound Interest
Annum per Annum

She plans to invest the money for 3 years. Which bank should she
use? You must show your working.

Calculator
A house was brought for £400,000. Its value appreciates by 6.5%
each year. How much will it be worth after 5 years?

A car was brought for £30,000. Its value depreciates by 28% each Calculator
Your Turn

year. How much will it be worth after 4 years?


Worksheet
1. Calculate the following
a) 20% of 180

b) 5% of 60

c) 1% of 850

d) 15% of 80

e) 31% of 280

f) 97% of 54

2. A TV normally costs £540. It is reduced by 15% in a sale.


What price is it in the sale?

3. Peter’s salary is £34,500. Next year he is due to get a 8%


increase. What will his new salary be?

4. When a tennis ball is dropped, it bounces and then rises to


70% of the original height. If the ball is dropped from 6
metres.

a) Calculate the height of the rise after the first bounce.


b) Calculate the height of the rise after the second bounce.
Worksheet
5. In a science exam,

Calculator
Section A has 80 marks
Section B has 120 marks.
Cardell scores
60% in Section A
70% in Section B.
To pass, Cardell needs to score 66% of the total marks.
Does he pass?
You must show every stage of your working.

6. Investment A – Save £160 per month for 3 years. 2.8%

Calculator
interest is added to the total amount saved.
Investment B – Invest £3700. Compound interest is added at
3.5% per year.

After 3 years, how much more is investment A worth than


investment B?

7. Jane buys a pack of 14 bottles of milk.


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The pack costs £5.86


She sells all 14 bottles for 50p each.
Work out Emily’s percentage profit. Give your answer correct
to 3 significant figures.

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