Edexcel GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet
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Edexcel GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet
Section A (questions 1 to 10) is non-calculator. Section B (questions 11 to 20) allows a calculator. Show all working. The number of marks available is shown in brackets.
Section A: Non-Calculator
1. A pair of shoes costs £80. They are reduced by 30% in a sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]
2. A cinema has 320 seats. 75% of the seats are occupied. How many seats are occupied? [2 marks]
3. A pupil scores 36 out of 48 in an English test. Write this as a percentage. [1 mark]
4. Find 35% of 160. [2 marks]
5. A supermarket increases the price of milk from £1.20 to £1.32. What is the percentage increase? [2 marks]
6. A phone costs £200 before VAT. VAT at 20% is added. What is the total price? [2 marks]
7. A class of 32 pupils was surveyed. 12 pupils said their favourite subject was maths. What percentage said maths was their favourite subject? [2 marks]
8. In a bag of 200 sweets, 15% are red. How many red sweets are there? [2 marks]
9. A worker earns £480 per week. She receives a 5% pay rise. How much does she earn per week after the pay rise? [2 marks]
10. A shop sells a jacket for £65. It reduces the price by 20%. What is the new price? [2 marks]
Section B: Calculator
11. A television normally costs £450. It is reduced by 18% in a Black Friday sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]
12. In a survey of 840 people, 63% said they used a smartphone every day. How many people is this? [2 marks]
13. The number of visitors to a website increased from 12,500 to 15,000. Calculate the percentage increase. [2 marks]
14. A laptop costs £680 including VAT at 20%. What does the laptop cost before VAT? [2 marks]
15. A restaurant adds a 12.5% service charge to a bill of £56. What is the total bill including the service charge? [2 marks]
16. A town has a population of 34,000. The population increases by 3.5%. What is the new population? Give your answer to the nearest whole number. [2 marks]
17. A ticket for a concert costs £32.50. The price is reduced by 40% for students. How much do students pay? [2 marks]
18. In a school of 1,350 pupils, 54% are girls. How many boys are in the school? [3 marks]
19. A car is bought for £9,600 and sold for £7,200. Calculate the percentage loss. [2 marks]
20. A magazine has 4,800 subscribers. After a price rise, the number of subscribers falls by 12.5%. How many subscribers remain? [3 marks]
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