AQA GCSE Percentage Questions

1. Calculate 35% of 280.

2. A coat costs £65. In a sale it is reduced by 20%. What is the sale price?

3. Express 48 as a percentage of 320.

4. A school has 840 pupils. 35% travel by bus. How many pupils travel by bus?

5. Increase £420 by 15%.

6. A price rises from £180 to £225. What is the percentage increase?

7. A television costs £680 after a 15% reduction. What was the original price?

8. In a maths test, Tom scores 54 out of 72. What percentage did he score?

9. A jacket is priced at £119 including VAT at 20%. What is the pre-VAT price?

10. What is 12.5% of 640?

11. A shop sells 250 items. 18% are returned. How many are returned?

12. Decrease 960 by 25%.

13. A price falls from £560 to £448. Calculate the percentage decrease.

14. After a 30% increase, a salary is £32,500. What was the original salary?

15. Increase 1,400 by 7.5%.

16. A price increases by 15% then decreases by 15%. Starting from £200, what is the final price?

17. A laptop is bought for £1,200 and depreciates at 20% per year. What is it worth after 3 years?

18. Emma invests £2,500 at 4% compound interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years?

19. A sofa costs £357 after a 15% reduction in a sale. What was the original price?

20. A car was bought for £16,000. It depreciates at 18% per year. What is it worth after 2 years? Give your answer to the nearest pound.

21. A population of 12,000 grew by 8% in one year. What was the population at the end of the year?

22. After a 12% increase, a value is 2,240. What was the original value?

23. £5,000 is invested at 3.5% compound interest per year. After how many complete years does the investment first exceed £6,000? Show your working.

24. A house worth £240,000 increases in value by 5% per year for 3 years. What is it worth at the end of the 3 years? Give your answer to the nearest pound.

25. A meal costs £56.16 after a 17% tip was added. What was the price before the tip?

26. A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 25%. Starting from £400, what is the final value?

27. Calculate the compound interest earned on £3,000 at 5% per year for 3 years. Give your answer to the nearest penny.

28. A flat is bought for £130,000 and increases in value by 6.5% compound interest per year. What is it worth after 4 years? Give your answer to the nearest pound.

29. Priya scores 63 marks in a maths paper. This is 70% of the total marks. How many marks were available in total?

30. A car was bought for £18,000 and depreciated at 25% in year 1, then 15% per year after that. What is its value at the end of year 3? Give your answer to the nearest pound.