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Year 7 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 7 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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1.A jacket costs $590. It is reduced by 18% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $483.80

  1. Discount: 18% of 590 = 106.2
  2. 590 − 106.2 = 483.80
  3. (Or: 82% × 590 = 483.80)
2.A jacket costs $330. It is reduced by 18% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $270.60

  1. Discount: 18% of 330 = 59.4
  2. 330 − 59.4 = 270.60
  3. (Or: 82% × 330 = 270.60)
3.A jacket costs $600. It is reduced by 4% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $576.00

  1. Discount: 4% of 600 = 24
  2. 600 − 24 = 576.00
  3. (Or: 96% × 600 = 576.00)
4.Sienna's weekly pay of $250 increases by 12.5%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $281.25

  1. Increase: 12.5% of 250 = 31.25
  2. 250 + 31.25 = 281.25
  3. (Or: 112.5% × 250 = 281.25)
5.Tom's weekly pay of $230 increases by 15%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $264.50

  1. Increase: 15% of 230 = 34.5
  2. 230 + 34.5 = 264.50
  3. (Or: 115% × 230 = 264.50)
6.Sienna's weekly pay of $250 increases by 18%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $295.00

  1. Increase: 18% of 250 = 45
  2. 250 + 45 = 295.00
  3. (Or: 118% × 250 = 295.00)
7.Isla's weekly pay of $260 increases by 4%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $270.40

  1. Increase: 4% of 260 = 10.4
  2. 260 + 10.4 = 270.40
  3. (Or: 104% × 260 = 270.40)
8.A jacket costs $210. It is reduced by 12% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $184.80

  1. Discount: 12% of 210 = 25.2
  2. 210 − 25.2 = 184.80
  3. (Or: 88% × 210 = 184.80)
9.Grace's weekly pay of $590 increases by 22%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $719.80

  1. Increase: 22% of 590 = 129.8
  2. 590 + 129.8 = 719.80
  3. (Or: 122% × 590 = 719.80)
10.Jayden's weekly pay of $170 increases by 18%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $200.60

  1. Increase: 18% of 170 = 30.6
  2. 170 + 30.6 = 200.60
  3. (Or: 118% × 170 = 200.60)
11.A jacket costs $90. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $76.50

  1. Discount: 15% of 90 = 13.5
  2. 90 − 13.5 = 76.50
  3. (Or: 85% × 90 = 76.50)
12.Ethan's weekly pay of $20 increases by 2.5%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $20.50

  1. Increase: 2.5% of 20 = 0.5
  2. 20 + 0.5 = 20.50
  3. (Or: 102.5% × 20 = 20.50)
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