If the price of a cinema ticket
increased from £5 to £6.
What would be the
percentage change?
The change
in price
The
original
price
(To turn it into a percentage)
1
× 100 = 20%
5
So the percentage
increase would be 20%
If my wage decreased from
£600 a week to £570
What would be the
percentage change?
The change
in price
The
original
price
(To turn it into a percentage)
30
× 100 = 5%
600
So the percentage
decrease would be 5%
Cut up the cards and arrange them in order of smallest
percentage decrease to largest percentage decrease .
Q1.
The value of a vintage car rises from £36 000 to £63 000.
Work out the percentage increase in the price of the car.
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Q2.
The usual cost of hiring a holiday cottage is £460.
In July the cost increases to £700.
Calculate the percentage increase in the cost.
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Q3. The table shows the consumption of water per person on average each day during
various years.
Year
Consumption (litres)
1960
50
1976
110
2004
150
2021
225
(a) Calculate the percentage increase in consumption from 1976 to 2004.
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Q4. The table shows the world record time for the men’s marathon of 1908 and 2003.
Holder
Record time
1908
2003
John Hayes, USA Paul Tergat, Kenya
2h 55m
2h 05m
Calculate the percentage decrease in the record time from 1908 to 2003.
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(4)
Q5.
The price of a roll of film is reduced from £4 to £3.50
Calculate the reduction as a percentage of the original price.
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Answer ................................................. %
(Total 3 marks)