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Year 6 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 6 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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1.A jacket costs $960. It is reduced by 75% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $240.00

  1. Discount: 75% of 960 = 720
  2. 960 − 720 = 240.00
  3. (Or: 25% × 960 = 240.00)
2.Grace's weekly pay of $1100 increases by 25%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1375.00

  1. Increase: 25% of 1100 = 275
  2. 1100 + 275 = 1375.00
  3. (Or: 125% × 1100 = 1375.00)
3.Find 5% of 220.

Answer: 11

  1. 5% = 0.05
  2. 0.05 × 220 = 11
4.Emma's weekly pay of $1140 increases by 60%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1824.00

  1. Increase: 60% of 1140 = 684
  2. 1140 + 684 = 1824.00
  3. (Or: 160% × 1140 = 1824.00)
5.Find 25% of 1040.

Answer: 260

  1. 25% = 0.25
  2. 0.25 × 1040 = 260
6.A jacket costs $1160. It is reduced by 5% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $1102.00

  1. Discount: 5% of 1160 = 58
  2. 1160 − 58 = 1102.00
  3. (Or: 95% × 1160 = 1102.00)
7.Aisha's weekly pay of $340 increases by 20%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $408.00

  1. Increase: 20% of 340 = 68
  2. 340 + 68 = 408.00
  3. (Or: 120% × 340 = 408.00)
8.Find 10% of 560.

Answer: 56

  1. 10% = 0.1
  2. 0.1 × 560 = 56
9.A jacket costs $1180. It is reduced by 30% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $826.00

  1. Discount: 30% of 1180 = 354
  2. 1180 − 354 = 826.00
  3. (Or: 70% × 1180 = 826.00)
10.A jacket costs $220. It is reduced by 75% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $55.00

  1. Discount: 75% of 220 = 165
  2. 220 − 165 = 55.00
  3. (Or: 25% × 220 = 55.00)
11.Sienna's weekly pay of $80 increases by 15%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $92.00

  1. Increase: 15% of 80 = 12
  2. 80 + 12 = 92.00
  3. (Or: 115% × 80 = 92.00)
12.A jacket costs $400. It is reduced by 20% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $320.00

  1. Discount: 20% of 400 = 80
  2. 400 − 80 = 320.00
  3. (Or: 80% × 400 = 320.00)
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