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

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

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1.Archie's weekly pay of $340 increases by 75%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $595.00

  1. Increase: 75% of 340 = 255
  2. 340 + 255 = 595.00
  3. (Or: 175% × 340 = 595.00)
2.Archie's weekly pay of $160 increases by 90%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $304.00

  1. Increase: 90% of 160 = 144
  2. 160 + 144 = 304.00
  3. (Or: 190% × 160 = 304.00)
3.A jacket costs $560. It is reduced by 40% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $336.00

  1. Discount: 40% of 560 = 224
  2. 560 − 224 = 336.00
  3. (Or: 60% × 560 = 336.00)
4.A jacket costs $200. It is reduced by 60% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $80.00

  1. Discount: 60% of 200 = 120
  2. 200 − 120 = 80.00
  3. (Or: 40% × 200 = 80.00)
5.Find 30% of 260.

Answer: 78

  1. 30% = 0.3
  2. 0.3 × 260 = 78
6.Find 20% of 280.

Answer: 56

  1. 20% = 0.2
  2. 0.2 × 280 = 56
7.Find 75% of 1060.

Answer: 795

  1. 75% = 0.75
  2. 0.75 × 1060 = 795
8.Archie's weekly pay of $140 increases by 25%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $175.00

  1. Increase: 25% of 140 = 35
  2. 140 + 35 = 175.00
  3. (Or: 125% × 140 = 175.00)
9.A jacket costs $700. It is reduced by 20% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $560.00

  1. Discount: 20% of 700 = 140
  2. 700 − 140 = 560.00
  3. (Or: 80% × 700 = 560.00)
10.A jacket costs $840. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $714.00

  1. Discount: 15% of 840 = 126
  2. 840 − 126 = 714.00
  3. (Or: 85% × 840 = 714.00)
11.Find 90% of 1020.

Answer: 918

  1. 90% = 0.9
  2. 0.9 × 1020 = 918
12.A jacket costs $740. It is reduced by 90% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $74.00

  1. Discount: 90% of 740 = 666
  2. 740 − 666 = 74.00
  3. (Or: 10% × 740 = 74.00)
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