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Edexcel GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet

Edexcel GCSE FoundationFoundation Tier20 questions

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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. 1. A pair of shoes costs £80. They are reduced by 30% in a sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]

  2. 2. A cinema has 320 seats. 75% of the seats are occupied. How many seats are occupied? [2 marks]

  3. 3. A pupil scores 36 out of 48 in an English test. Write this as a percentage. [1 mark]

  4. 4. Find 35% of 160. [2 marks]

  5. 5. A supermarket increases the price of milk from £1.20 to £1.32. What is the percentage increase? [2 marks]

  6. 6. A phone costs £200 before VAT. VAT at 20% is added. What is the total price? [2 marks]

  7. 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. 8. In a bag of 200 sweets, 15% are red. How many red sweets are there? [2 marks]

  9. 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. 10. A shop sells a jacket for £65. It reduces the price by 20%. What is the new price? [2 marks]

Section B: Calculator

  1. 11. A television normally costs £450. It is reduced by 18% in a Black Friday sale. What is the sale price? [2 marks]

  2. 12. In a survey of 840 people, 63% said they used a smartphone every day. How many people is this? [2 marks]

  3. 13. The number of visitors to a website increased from 12,500 to 15,000. Calculate the percentage increase. [2 marks]

  4. 14. A laptop costs £680 including VAT at 20%. What does the laptop cost before VAT? [2 marks]

  5. 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]

  6. 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]

  7. 17. A ticket for a concert costs £32.50. The price is reduced by 40% for students. How much do students pay? [2 marks]

  8. 18. In a school of 1,350 pupils, 54% are girls. How many boys are in the school? [3 marks]

  9. 19. A car is bought for £9,600 and sold for £7,200. Calculate the percentage loss. [2 marks]

  10. 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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Worked Answers

  1. 1. £56

    30% of £80 = £24; sale price = £80 − £24 = £56

  2. 2. 240 seats

    75% of 320 = 320 × 0.75 = 240

  3. 3. 75%

    36 ÷ 48 = 0.75 = 75%

  4. 4. 56

    10% of 160 = 16; 30% = 48; 5% = 8; 35% = 48 + 8 = 56

  5. 5. 10%

    Increase = £1.32 − £1.20 = £0.12; percentage = £0.12 ÷ £1.20 × 100 = 10%

  6. 6. £240

    20% of £200 = £40; total = £200 + £40 = £240

  7. 7. 37.5%

    12 ÷ 32 = 0.375 = 37.5%

  8. 8. 30

    15% of 200 = 200 × 0.15 = 30

  9. 9. £504

    5% of £480 = £24; new pay = £480 + £24 = £504

  10. 10. £52

    20% of £65 = £13; new price = £65 − £13 = £52

  11. 11. £369

    18% of £450 = £81; sale price = £450 − £81 = £369

  12. 12. 529 people

    63% of 840 = 840 × 0.63 = 529.2 ≈ 529

  13. 13. 20%

    Increase = 15,000 − 12,500 = 2,500; percentage = 2,500 ÷ 12,500 × 100 = 20%

  14. 14. £566.67

    £680 ÷ 1.20 = £566.67 (to the nearest penny)

  15. 15. £63

    12.5% of £56 = £7; total = £56 + £7 = £63

  16. 16. 35,190

    3.5% of 34,000 = 1,190; new population = 34,000 + 1,190 = 35,190

  17. 17. £19.50

    40% of £32.50 = £13; student price = £32.50 − £13 = £19.50

  18. 18. 621 boys

    Girls = 54% of 1,350 = 729; boys = 1,350 − 729 = 621

  19. 19. 25%

    Loss = £9,600 − £7,200 = £2,400; percentage = £2,400 ÷ £9,600 × 100 = 25%

  20. 20. 4,200

    12.5% of 4,800 = 600; remaining = 4,800 − 600 = 4,200

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