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Name: Daniel Bahome.  9. A charity’s income has been

reduced by 2 ½ %. Its income is
1. A car depreciates in value by 30% now £8580. What was it before the
during its first year. Its value now reduction?
is £8960. What was its original
price?
100% - 30% = 70% 2. A jacket is reduced by 40% in a
sale to £36. What was its original
£8960 = 70% price?
£128 = 1% 100% - 40% = 60%
£12,800 = 100%
£36 = 60%
£0.6 = 1%
3. After a pay rise of 3% Imran is £60 = 100%
paid £7 per hour. How much was
his hourly rate before the pay rise?
100% + 3% = 103% 4. House prices have increased by 6%
this year. Anne’s house is now
£7 = 103% worth £14416. What was it worth
£0.6796 = 1% last year?
£6.79 = 100% 100% + 6% = 106%

£14416 = 106%
5. At Jack’s cafe all prices were £13.6415 = 1%
increased by 5% (to the nearest £1364.15 = 100%
penny). The new price of a cup of
coffee is £1.30. What did it cost
before the increase? 6. A holiday cost £552 including
100% + 5% = 105% VAT at 15%. What was the cost
without VAT?
£1.30 = 105% 100% - 15% = 85%
£0.0124 = 1%
£1.24 = 100% £552 = 85%
£6.4941 = 1%
£649.41 = 100%
7. A newspaper increased it
circulation by 3% and the new
number sold was 58195. What was 8. Santos sold his car for £7810. This
it before the increase? was 45% less than he paid for it
100% + 3% = 103% five years before. What did he pay
for it?
58195 = 103% 100% - 45% = 55%
565 = 1%
56,500 = 100% £7810 = 55%
£142 = 1%
£14,200 = 100%

10. In a sale the price of everything is

reduced by 7.5 % rounded to the
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9. A charity’s income has been

reduced by 2 ½ %. Its income is
now £8580. What was it before the
reduction?
100% - 2.5% = 97.5%

£8580 = 97.5%
£88 = 1%
£8,800 = 100%

10. In a sale the price of everything is

reduced by 7.5 % rounded to the
nearest penny. Susan is charged
£13.87 for a blouse. What was its
original price?
100% - 7.5% = 92.5%

£13.87 = 92.5%
(rounded) £ 0.1500 = 1%
£15.00 = 100%