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    The document shows 10 examples of reversing percentages to calculate original values. Each example shows the calculation to reverse a percentage change such as a 20% sale discount or 6% wage increase. Performing the calculation of dividing the total by 1 plus the percentage change as a decimal reverses the percentage change to reveal the original value before it was increased or decreased.

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    The document shows 10 examples of reversing percentages to calculate original values. Each example shows the calculation to reverse a percentage change such as a 20% sale discount or 6% wage increase. Performing the calculation of dividing the total by 1 plus the percentage change as a decimal reverses the percentage change to reveal the original value before it was increased or decreased.

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    The document shows 10 examples of reversing percentages to calculate original values. Each example shows the calculation to reverse a percentage change such as a 20% sale discount or 6% wage increase. Performing the calculation of dividing the total by 1 plus the percentage change as a decimal reverses the percentage change to reveal the original value before it was increased or decreased.

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    Reverse Percentages Mark Scheme

    1 £520 ÷ 0.8 [1] 20% off sale value reversed

    = £650 [1] Original value

    2 £21.20 ÷ 1.06 [1] 6% wage increased reversed

    = £20 [1] Original wage

    3 £105 ÷ 0.7 [1] 30% off sale value reversed

    = £150 [1] Original value

    4 20460 ÷ 1.65 [1] 65% staff increase reversed

    = 12,400 [1] Original number of staff

    5 £330 ÷ 0.75 [1] 25% off sale value reversed

    = £440 [1] Original value

    6 £17.25 ÷ 1.15 [1] 15% cost increased reversed

    = £15 [1] Original cost

    7 £98.80 ÷ 1.04 [1] 4% ticket cost increased reversed

    = £95 [1] Original cost

    8 660 𝑚𝑙 ÷ 1.10 [1] 10% volume increase reversed

    600 𝑚𝑙 [1] Original volume size

    9 16.2 ÷ 0.24 [1] 24% of daily intake reversed

    = 67.5 𝑚𝑔 [1] Recommended daily intake

    10 12,369 ÷ 0.84 = 14725 [1] First calculation

    14725 ÷ 1.55 [1] Second calculation

    £9500 [1] Final answer.

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