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Finding the percentage change

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Finding the percentage change”, from the unit “Understanding multiplicative relationships: percentages and proportionality” (Year 8 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Which of the following words indicate an decrease?
  2. Which of the following is the correct calculation for finding 5% of 300?
  3. Match each question to the correct multiplier.
  4. A t-shirt costs £13.50 in a sale offering a 25% discount. The cost of the t-shirt before the discount was £___
  5. The value of a motorbike depreciates by 12% each year. It is now worth £6512. Last year the motorbike was worth £___.
  6. Mr. Oak sells a vase for £72. This gives him a 20% profit. Mr. Oak originally purchased the vase for £___.
  7. __________ is the decimal equivalent of a percentage.
  8. 100% = 36 and 120% = 43.2. The percentage change is ___%.
  9. The cost of a laptop decreases from £450 to £360. What is the percentage change?
  10. Jun thinks of a number and decreases it by a percentage. The number Jun thought of was 160 and his new number is 136. Jun changed 160 by ___%
  11. Jacob’s score on a game increases from 3450 to 3726. The percentage change in Jacob's score is ___%.
  12. A reduced sugar bar of chocolate contains 35 g of sugar. The normal bar contains 15 g more of sugar. The sugar has been reduced by ___%.

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Finding the percentage change · Examplary