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Year 9 · Key Stage 3 · free KS3 maths worksheet

Percentages

13 original questions, 33 marks. Type your answers below for an instant mark and a score (algebra in any equivalent form, e.g. 2sqrt(3) or 2√3), or print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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1

Work out 15% of £60

2 marks
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£9
2
  1. Kai scored 18 out of 25 in a spelling test. Write his score as a percentage.
  2. Write £6 as a percentage of £40
2 marks
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a) 72% b) 15%
3

A bottle contains 850 ml of juice.

34% of the juice is orange juice.

Work out how many millilitres of orange juice are in the bottle.

2 marks
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289 ml
4

Hannah puts £2400 into a savings account.

The account pays 3% simple interest each year.

Work out the total amount of interest Hannah gets after 3 years.

2 marks
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£216
5

Josh puts £800 into a savings account. The account pays 2.5% simple interest each year.

Work out how much money is in the account after 4 years.

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£880
6
  1. A school has 640 pupils. Next year the number of pupils will increase by 5%. Work out the number of pupils next year.
  2. A computer game costs £45. In a sale its price is reduced by 20%. Work out the sale price of the game.
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a) 672 b) £36
7

Ben's rent is £240 each week.

His rent is increased by 35%.

Work out Ben's new weekly rent.

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£324
8

Ruby's family eat at a restaurant. They have 2 pizzas at £9.50 each and 3 drinks at £2.40 each.

VAT at 20% is added to the bill.

Work out the total cost of the bill including VAT.

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£31.44
9

Ravi is choosing between two vouchers for the same online shop.

Voucher A gives 24% off a £75 order.

Voucher B gives 32% off a £55 order.

Which voucher saves more money?

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Voucher A. It saves 24% of £75 = £18, while Voucher B saves 32% of £55 = £17.60, so Voucher A saves £0.40 more.
10

Kirsty buys a sofa costing £840

She pays a deposit of 35% of the cost.

She pays the rest of the cost in 12 equal monthly payments.

Work out the amount of each monthly payment.

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£45.50
11

The price of a jacket is reduced by 10%.

The reduced price is £63.

Work out the price of the jacket before the reduction.

2 marks
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£70
12

A trader buys a table for £68.

She sells the table for £85.

Work out her percentage profit.

3 marks
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25%
13

Rosa puts £3000 into a savings account.

The account pays 2% compound interest per year.

Work out the value of her savings at the end of 2 years.

2 marks
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£3121.20

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