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Section Test 5B (Refer to Book 1A Ch. 5 §5.2)

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5.2 Percentage Change

1. Complete the following table.

Original value New value Increase Percentage increase
(a) 10 12
(b) 60 cm 30%
(c) 80 s 10%

(6 marks)

2. Complete the following table.

Original value New value Decrease Percentage decrease
(a) 8 12
(b) 30 L 25%
(c) 190 g 5%

(6 marks)

3. Complete the following table.

Original value New value Percentage change
(a) 40 26
(b) $145 +80%
(c) 276 m 2
54%
(3 marks)

4. There were 80 candies in a bag last month. If the number of candies decreases by 40% this
month, find the number of candies this month. (2 marks)

5. This year, Jacky’s height increases by 2.5% to 176.3 cm. Find his height last year. (2 marks)

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6. A factory produced 550 smartphones yesterday. If it produces 616 smartphones today, find the
percentage change. (2 marks)

7. The percentage change in Jenny’s monthly salary is 8% this year and her monthly salary is
$13 800 now. Find her original monthly salary. (3 marks)

8. In city A, the population in 2019 is 14% more than that in 2018. It is given that the population
in 2019 is 57 000.
(a) Find the population in 2018. (3 marks)

(b) If the population in 2020 is 14% less than that in 2019, are the populations in 2018 and
2020 the same? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

9. The Mathematics test consists of two parts A and B. In the first term, Alan scores 48 in part A
and 32 in part B. In the second term, his score in part A decreases by 50% and that in part B
increases by 25%.
(a) Find his total score in the test in the second term. (3 marks)

(b) Find the percentage change in his total score. (3 marks)

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