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Percentage Change

Practise calculating percentage increase and percentage decrease in this set of exercises.

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This is level 1: find the new amount after a percentage increase. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator.

1. If 140 is increased by 20%, what is the result? Correct Wrong

2. Shona ate 80 grapes yesterday. Today she eats 65% more than yesterday. How many grapes did she eat today?Grapes Correct Wrong

3. John took 80 photographs last month. This month he took 70% more. How many photographs did he take this month?

Camera
Correct Wrong

4. What number is 30% more than 120? Correct Wrong

5. Increase 850 by 6%. Correct Wrong

6. Last time Orange Floyd released an album, 650 copies were downloaded in the first 24 hours. By the end of the first week fans had downloaded 16% more copies. How many albums had been downloaded in total at the end of the first week?

Guitars
Correct Wrong

7. Jamie decided to order 24% more flour for his restaurants than last year. If he ordered 950kg last year what weight of flour should he order this year? kg Correct Wrong

8. Judith swam 29100 metres last month. Her target for this month is to swim 39% more metres than last month. How many metres must she swim this month to achieve her target?

Swimmer
m Correct Wrong

9. Find the new amount if 12500 is increased by 73%. Correct Wrong

10. Find the new amount if 69500 is increased by 79%. Correct Wrong

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This is Percentage Change level 1. You can also try:
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

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Simple Percentages - A good place to start.

Level 1 - Find the new amount after a percentage increase.

Level 2 - Find the new amount after a percentage decrease.

Level 3 - Find the percentage increase given the original and final values.

Level 4 - Find the percentage decrease given the original and final values.

Level 5 - Find the original amount after a percentage increase or decrease given the final value.

Level 6 - Mixed questions.

Level 7 - Challenging questions.

Switch - Practise percentage increase and decrease calculations by completing this table.

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