GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet
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GCSE Foundation Percentage Worksheet
GCSE Foundation tier percentage questions. Topics include: percentage of an amount, percentage change, expressing as a percentage, simple interest, and real-world percentage problems. A calculator may be used unless stated otherwise.
Section A: Percentage of an amount
1. Find 35% of £420. (1 mark)
2. Find 72% of 650 kg. (1 mark)
3. Find 8.5% of £2,400. (1 mark)
4. A deposit of 15% is required on a house costing £180,000. How much is the deposit? (1 mark)
5. A television costs £560. It is reduced by 20% in a sale. Find the amount saved. (1 mark)
6. In a school of 850 pupils, 46% are girls. How many girls are in the school? (1 mark)
7. Find 12.5% of 960 metres. (1 mark)
8. A car costs £14,500. It depreciates by 22% in the first year. Find the value of the car after one year. (2 marks)
Section B: Percentage increase and decrease
9. Increase £380 by 15%. (2 marks)
10. Decrease 540 by 35%. (2 marks)
11. A worker earns £26,400 per year. She receives a 4.5% pay rise. Find her new annual salary. (2 marks)
12. A jacket costs £95. In a sale it is reduced by 30%. What is the sale price? (2 marks)
13. The number of students at a college increased from 1,200 to 1,500. Calculate the percentage increase. (2 marks)
14. A bike costs £640. After one year its value falls to £496. Calculate the percentage decrease. (2 marks)
Section C: Expressing as a percentage
15. Express 28 out of 80 as a percentage. (1 mark)
16. A student gets 63 marks out of 140 in a test. Express this as a percentage to 1 decimal place. (1 mark)
17. In a survey of 250 people, 185 said they used the internet every day. What percentage is this? (1 mark)
18. A recipe uses 150 g of butter out of a total ingredient weight of 600 g. What percentage of the recipe is butter? (1 mark)
19. A football team scored 42 goals at home and 18 goals away. What percentage of their goals were scored at home? (2 marks)
Section D: Real-world problems
20. A laptop costs £720 plus VAT at 20%. What is the total price including VAT? (2 marks)
21. A shop offers a 15% discount on all items over £100. A coat costs £140. How much does the customer save? (2 marks)
22. A plumber charges £320 for a job plus VAT at 20%. How much is the customer charged in total? (2 marks)
23. £4,000 is invested at 3% simple interest per year for 5 years. How much interest is earned in total? (2 marks)
24. A phone is on sale for £323 after a 15% discount. What was the original price? (2 marks)
25. A restaurant bill is £92 before a 12.5% service charge is added. What is the total bill? (2 marks)
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