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AQA GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet

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Questions 1 to 10 are non-calculator. Questions 11 to 20 may be answered with a calculator. Show all working. The number of marks available is shown in brackets.

Section A: Non-Calculator

  1. 1. Find 10% of 470. [1 mark]

  2. 2. Find 25% of 360. [1 mark]

  3. 3. Find 30% of 150. [2 marks]

  4. 4. A jumper costs £44. It is reduced by 25% in a sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]

  5. 5. A pupil scores 44 out of 80 in a maths test. Write the score as a percentage. [1 mark]

  6. 6. In a class of 25 pupils, 15 are girls. What percentage of the class are girls? [2 marks]

  7. 7. A gym membership costs £60 per month. It is increased by 5%. What is the new monthly cost? [2 marks]

  8. 8. A school has 900 pupils. 40% travel by bus. How many pupils travel by bus? [2 marks]

  9. 9. An item costs £80 before VAT. VAT at 20% is added. What is the total price including VAT? [2 marks]

  10. 10. Find 15% of 240. [2 marks]

Section B: Calculator

  1. 11. A television normally costs £380. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]

  2. 12. Out of 1,250 people surveyed, 875 said they shopped online at least once a week. What percentage is this? [2 marks]

  3. 13. A bookshop increases the price of a textbook from £18 to £22.50. Calculate the percentage increase. [2 marks]

  4. 14. A worker earns £28,000 per year and receives a 3.5% pay rise. What is the new annual salary? [2 marks]

  5. 15. A council tax bill is £1,560 per year. It is increased by 4.5%. What is the new annual bill? [2 marks]

  6. 16. A coat costs £95 including VAT at 20%. What is the price before VAT? [2 marks]

  7. 17. A second-hand car is bought for £4,800 and sold for £3,600. Calculate the percentage loss. [2 marks]

  8. 18. In 2022, a football club had 4,200 season ticket holders. By 2023, this had increased to 4,578. Calculate the percentage increase. [2 marks]

  9. 19. A survey found that 34% of 650 households had a pet dog. How many households had a pet dog? Give your answer to the nearest whole number. [2 marks]

  10. 20. A school dinner costs £2.40. The price is increased by 7.5%. What is the new price? [3 marks]

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Worked Answers

  1. 1. 47

    10% of 470 = 470 ÷ 10 = 47

  2. 2. 90

    25% of 360 = 360 ÷ 4 = 90

  3. 3. 45

    10% of 150 = 15; 30% = 15 × 3 = 45

  4. 4. £33

    25% of £44 = £11; sale price = £44 − £11 = £33

  5. 5. 55%

    44 ÷ 80 = 0.55 = 55%

  6. 6. 60%

    15 ÷ 25 = 0.6 = 60%

  7. 7. £63

    5% of £60 = £3; new cost = £60 + £3 = £63

  8. 8. 360

    40% of 900 = 900 × 0.4 = 360

  9. 9. £96

    20% of £80 = £16; total = £80 + £16 = £96

  10. 10. 36

    10% of 240 = 24; 5% = 12; 15% = 24 + 12 = 36

  11. 11. £323

    15% of £380 = £57; sale price = £380 − £57 = £323

  12. 12. 70%

    875 ÷ 1250 = 0.7 = 70%

  13. 13. 25%

    Increase = £22.50 − £18 = £4.50; percentage = £4.50 ÷ £18 × 100 = 25%

  14. 14. £28,980

    3.5% of £28,000 = £980; new salary = £28,000 + £980 = £28,980

  15. 15. £1,630.20

    4.5% of £1,560 = £70.20; new bill = £1,560 + £70.20 = £1,630.20

  16. 16. £79.17

    £95 ÷ 1.20 = £79.17 (to the nearest penny)

  17. 17. 25%

    Loss = £4,800 − £3,600 = £1,200; percentage = £1,200 ÷ £4,800 × 100 = 25%

  18. 18. 9%

    Increase = 4,578 − 4,200 = 378; percentage = 378 ÷ 4,200 × 100 = 9%

  19. 19. 221 households

    34% of 650 = 650 × 0.34 = 221

  20. 20. £2.58

    7.5% of £2.40 = £0.18; new price = £2.40 + £0.18 = £2.58

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