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Year 8 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 8 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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1.A jacket costs $1200. It is reduced by 5% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $1140.00

  1. Discount: 5% of 1200 = 60
  2. 1200 − 60 = 1140.00
  3. (Or: 95% × 1200 = 1140.00)
2.A jacket costs $780. It is reduced by 75% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $195.00

  1. Discount: 75% of 780 = 585
  2. 780 − 585 = 195.00
  3. (Or: 25% × 780 = 195.00)
3.Lucas's weekly pay of $940 increases by 15%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1081.00

  1. Increase: 15% of 940 = 141
  2. 940 + 141 = 1081.00
  3. (Or: 115% × 940 = 1081.00)
4.A jacket costs $540. It is reduced by 5% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $513.00

  1. Discount: 5% of 540 = 27
  2. 540 − 27 = 513.00
  3. (Or: 95% × 540 = 513.00)
5.Find 15% of 940.

Answer: 141

  1. 15% = 0.15
  2. 0.15 × 940 = 141
6.Find 60% of 680.

Answer: 408

  1. 60% = 0.6
  2. 0.6 × 680 = 408
7.Cooper's weekly pay of $1140 increases by 10%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1254.00

  1. Increase: 10% of 1140 = 114
  2. 1140 + 114 = 1254.00
  3. (Or: 110% × 1140 = 1254.00)
8.A jacket costs $1020. It is reduced by 40% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $612.00

  1. Discount: 40% of 1020 = 408
  2. 1020 − 408 = 612.00
  3. (Or: 60% × 1020 = 612.00)
9.Find 40% of 1000.

Answer: 400

  1. 40% = 0.4
  2. 0.4 × 1000 = 400
10.A jacket costs $900. It is reduced by 60% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $360.00

  1. Discount: 60% of 900 = 540
  2. 900 − 540 = 360.00
  3. (Or: 40% × 900 = 360.00)
11.Sienna's weekly pay of $340 increases by 90%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $646.00

  1. Increase: 90% of 340 = 306
  2. 340 + 306 = 646.00
  3. (Or: 190% × 340 = 646.00)
12.A jacket costs $900. It is reduced by 25% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $675.00

  1. Discount: 25% of 900 = 225
  2. 900 − 225 = 675.00
  3. (Or: 75% × 900 = 675.00)
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