Answer all 20 questions. Show your working clearly. Use multipliers wherever possible.

1. 1. Using the multiplier method, increase £340 by 12%.

2. 2. Using the multiplier method, decrease 450 by 18%.

3. 3. A coat costs £68 after a 15% discount. What was the original price?

4. 4. A TV costs £720 after a 20% reduction. What was the original price?

5. 5. A value rises from £240 to £264. Calculate the percentage increase.

6. 6. A value falls from £350 to £280. Calculate the percentage decrease.

7. 7. A laptop costs £600 excluding VAT. VAT is 20%. What is the total price?

8. 8. A price of £85 includes 20% VAT. What is the price before VAT?

9. 9. After a 25% increase, a salary is £30,000. What was the original salary?

10. 10. A shop offers 30% off all prices. A pair of shoes normally costs £90. What is the sale price?

11. 11. Increase 820 by 35%.

12. 12. A car was worth £12,000. It has lost 22% of its value. What is it worth now?

13. 13. Express £15 as a percentage of £60.

14. 14. A jacket is in a 40% off sale. The sale price is £54. What was the original price?

15. 15. A price rises from £180 to £207. Calculate the percentage increase.

16. 16. Decrease 1,200 by 17.5%.

17. 17. A school has 1,200 pupils. 6% are absent today. How many are absent?

18. 18. After a 30% decrease, a value is 280. What was the original value?

19. 19. A mobile phone costs £480. In a sale it is reduced by 12.5%. What is the sale price?

20. 20. A salary of £22,400 increases by 5%. What is the new salary?

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