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Year 9 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 9 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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1.Cooper's weekly pay of $740 increases by 60%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1184.00

  1. Increase: 60% of 740 = 444
  2. 740 + 444 = 1184.00
  3. (Or: 160% × 740 = 1184.00)
2.A jacket costs $320. It is reduced by 90% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $32.00

  1. Discount: 90% of 320 = 288
  2. 320 − 288 = 32.00
  3. (Or: 10% × 320 = 32.00)
3.Find 90% of 1200.

Answer: 1080

  1. 90% = 0.9
  2. 0.9 × 1200 = 1080
4.Find 10% of 880.

Answer: 88

  1. 10% = 0.1
  2. 0.1 × 880 = 88
5.A jacket costs $360. It is reduced by 25% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $270.00

  1. Discount: 25% of 360 = 90
  2. 360 − 90 = 270.00
  3. (Or: 75% × 360 = 270.00)
6.Liam's weekly pay of $980 increases by 40%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1372.00

  1. Increase: 40% of 980 = 392
  2. 980 + 392 = 1372.00
  3. (Or: 140% × 980 = 1372.00)
7.A jacket costs $1020. It is reduced by 30% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $714.00

  1. Discount: 30% of 1020 = 306
  2. 1020 − 306 = 714.00
  3. (Or: 70% × 1020 = 714.00)
8.A jacket costs $200. It is reduced by 75% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $50.00

  1. Discount: 75% of 200 = 150
  2. 200 − 150 = 50.00
  3. (Or: 25% × 200 = 50.00)
9.A jacket costs $1200. It is reduced by 10% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $1080.00

  1. Discount: 10% of 1200 = 120
  2. 1200 − 120 = 1080.00
  3. (Or: 90% × 1200 = 1080.00)
10.Archie's weekly pay of $700 increases by 75%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $1225.00

  1. Increase: 75% of 700 = 525
  2. 700 + 525 = 1225.00
  3. (Or: 175% × 700 = 1225.00)
11.A jacket costs $980. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $833.00

  1. Discount: 15% of 980 = 147
  2. 980 − 147 = 833.00
  3. (Or: 85% × 980 = 833.00)
12.A jacket costs $360. It is reduced by 10% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $324.00

  1. Discount: 10% of 360 = 36
  2. 360 − 36 = 324.00
  3. (Or: 90% × 360 = 324.00)
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