The document discusses calculating percentage increases, decreases, profits, and other ratios. It provides examples of finding the percentage change when values increase or decrease. It also gives word problems about calculating the percentage profit made by a shop and percentage expansion of a metal girder. Finally, it asks the reader to determine the percentage reduction in a company's workforce.
The document discusses calculating percentage increases, decreases, profits, and other ratios. It provides examples of finding the percentage change when values increase or decrease. It also gives word problems about calculating the percentage profit made by a shop and percentage expansion of a metal girder. Finally, it asks the reader to determine the percentage reduction in a company's workforce.
The document discusses calculating percentage increases, decreases, profits, and other ratios. It provides examples of finding the percentage change when values increase or decrease. It also gives word problems about calculating the percentage profit made by a shop and percentage expansion of a metal girder. Finally, it asks the reader to determine the percentage reduction in a company's workforce.
1) Find the percentage increase if: (a) 160 is increased to 180 (b) 2.3 is increased to 2.6 (c) 8 is increased to 8.60 (d) 120 is increased to 312 2) Find the percentage decrease if: (a) 200 is decreased to 180 (b) 2.6 is decreased to 2.3 (c) 8 is decreased to 7.40 (d) 312 is decreased to 120 Think about the similarities and differences between the answers to Q3 and Q4. 3) The cost price to a shop of its electric toasters is 14.50. It sells them at 20.99. Find the percentage profit which the shop makes. 4) On a hot day a metal girder 8.2 metres long expands by 6cm. Find the percentage expansion in the girder. 5) A company had 23500 employees. After a year the workforce is 20700. What is the actual percentage reduction in the workforce?
1) Find the percentage increase if:
(a) 160 is increased to 180 (b) 2.3 is increased to 2.6 (c) 8 is increased to 8.60 (d) 120 is increased to 312 2) Find the percentage decrease if: (a) 200 is decreased to 180 (b) 2.6 is decreased to 2.3 (c) 8 is decreased to 7.40 (d) 312 is decreased to 120 Think about the similarities and differences between the answers to Q3 and Q4. 3) The cost price to a shop of its electric toasters is 14.50. It sells them at 20.99. Find the percentage profit which the shop makes. 4) On a hot day a metal girder 8.2 metres long expands by 6cm. Find the percentage expansion in the girder. 5) A company had 23500 employees. After a year the workforce is 20700. What is the actual percentage reduction in the workforce?
PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND DECREASE
PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND DECREASE 1) Find the percentage increase if: (a) 160 is increased to 180 (b) 2.3 is increased to 2.6 (c) 8 is increased to 8.60 (d) 120 is increased to 312 2) Find the percentage decrease if: (a) 200 is decreased to 180 (b) 2.6 is decreased to 2.3 (c) 8 is decreased to 7.40 (d) 312 is decreased to 120 Think about the similarities and differences between the answers to Q3 and Q4. 3) The cost price to a shop of its electric toasters is 14.50. It sells them at 20.99. Find the percentage profit which the shop makes. 4) On a hot day a metal girder 8.2 metres long expands by 6cm. Find the percentage expansion in the girder. 5) A company had 23500 employees. After a year the workforce is 20700. What is the actual percentage reduction in the workforce?
1) Find the percentage increase if:
(a) 160 is increased to 180 (b) 2.3 is increased to 2.6 (c) 8 is increased to 8.60 (d) 120 is increased to 312 2) Find the percentage decrease if: (a) 200 is decreased to 180 (b) 2.6 is decreased to 2.3 (c) 8 is decreased to 7.40 (d) 312 is decreased to 120 Think about the similarities and differences between the answers to Q3 and Q4. 3) The cost price to a shop of its electric toasters is 14.50. It sells them at 20.99. Find the percentage profit which the shop makes. 4) On a hot day a metal girder 8.2 metres long expands by 6cm. Find the percentage expansion in the girder. 5) A company had 23500 employees. After a year the workforce is 20700. What
is the actual percentage reduction in the workforce?