Percentages worksheet
10 GCSE practice questions with answers, free to print. Every sheet is generated, so you can make a fresh one whenever you need it.
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3 marks
Work these out without using a calculator.
(a)Work out 10% of £500.
(b)Work out 55% of £500.
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3 marks
There are 1075 spaces in a car park.
(a)32% of the spaces are being used.
Work out how many spaces are being used.
(b)Work out how many spaces are not being used.
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3 marks
Dev is paid £1500 a month.
He is given a pay rise of 8%.
Work out his new monthly pay.
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3 marks
The normal price of a suitcase is £600.
In a sale the price is reduced by 35%.
Find the sale price of the suitcase.
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4 marks
(a)
Dev scored 42 out of 50 in a French test.
Work out his French score as a percentage.
(b)In a History test Dev scored 22 out of 40.
In which test did Dev do better?
You must show your working.
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3 marks
Priya buys a dishwasher for £440.
She later sells the dishwasher for £572.
Work out her percentage profit.
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3 marks
The number of visitors to a museum in a year was 3119 in 2015 and 2752 in 2025.
Calculate the percentage decrease from 2015 to 2025.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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4 marks
The normal price of a suitcase is £600.
Two shops have an offer on the suitcase.
Shop A Shop B 10% off the normal price £45 off the normal price Work out which shop sells the suitcase more cheaply, and by how much.
You must show your working.
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3 marks
Work these out without using a calculator.
(a)Work out 10% of £420.
(b)Work out 25% of £420.
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3 marks
There are 575 students in a school.
(a)76% of the students walk to school.
Calculate how many students walk to school.
(b)Calculate how many students do not walk to school.
Answers
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(a) \(\text{£}50\)
(b) \(\text{£}275\) -
(a) \(344\)
(b) \(731\) - \(\text{£}1620\)
- \(\text{£}390\)
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(a) \(84\%\)
(b) French - \(30\%\)
- \(11.8\%\)
- Shop A, by £15
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(a) \(\text{£}42\)
(b) \(\text{£}105\) -
(a) \(437\)
(b) \(138\)