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Year 6 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 6 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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1.Sienna's weekly pay of $500 increases by 60%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $800.00

  1. Increase: 60% of 500 = 300
  2. 500 + 300 = 800.00
  3. (Or: 160% × 500 = 800.00)
2.Jayden's weekly pay of $400 increases by 90%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $760.00

  1. Increase: 90% of 400 = 360
  2. 400 + 360 = 760.00
  3. (Or: 190% × 400 = 760.00)
3.A jacket costs $720. It is reduced by 60% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $288.00

  1. Discount: 60% of 720 = 432
  2. 720 − 432 = 288.00
  3. (Or: 40% × 720 = 288.00)
4.A jacket costs $40. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $34.00

  1. Discount: 15% of 40 = 6
  2. 40 − 6 = 34.00
  3. (Or: 85% × 40 = 34.00)
5.A jacket costs $540. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $459.00

  1. Discount: 15% of 540 = 81
  2. 540 − 81 = 459.00
  3. (Or: 85% × 540 = 459.00)
6.Tom's weekly pay of $460 increases by 90%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $874.00

  1. Increase: 90% of 460 = 414
  2. 460 + 414 = 874.00
  3. (Or: 190% × 460 = 874.00)
7.Find 60% of 320.

Answer: 192

  1. 60% = 0.6
  2. 0.6 × 320 = 192
8.Emma's weekly pay of $1160 increases by 25%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1450.00

  1. Increase: 25% of 1160 = 290
  2. 1160 + 290 = 1450.00
  3. (Or: 125% × 1160 = 1450.00)
9.Find 40% of 740.

Answer: 296

  1. 40% = 0.4
  2. 0.4 × 740 = 296
10.Chloe's weekly pay of $960 increases by 40%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1344.00

  1. Increase: 40% of 960 = 384
  2. 960 + 384 = 1344.00
  3. (Or: 140% × 960 = 1344.00)
11.Find 5% of 360.

Answer: 18

  1. 5% = 0.05
  2. 0.05 × 360 = 18
12.Priya's weekly pay of $640 increases by 75%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1120.00

  1. Increase: 75% of 640 = 480
  2. 640 + 480 = 1120.00
  3. (Or: 175% × 640 = 1120.00)
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