S1 Mathematics

Ch7 – Percentage change

The formula for percentage change is

New value − original value
percentage change =
original value

However, it is usually better to treat percentage change in terms of a factor (倍數):

percentage change = factor − 1
where
new value
factor =
original value

Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change

# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

1. 10 13

2. 125 145

3. 12 30

4. 20 +4
 Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change
# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

5. 60 +12

6. 20 1.1

7. 18500 1.54

8. 35 2

9. 15000 +4%

10. 40 +85%

11. 225 +156%

12. 49 1.4

13. 136 +60%

 Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change
# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

14. 837 +24%

15. 340 289

16. 60 36

17. 360 54

18. 50 -15

19. 100 -75

20. 100 0.8

21. 40 0.7

22. 125 0.84

 Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change
# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

23. 825 -24%

24. 60 -35%

25. 650 -18%

26. 442 -32%

27. 51 -32%

28. 286 -45%

29. 250 280

30. 250 210

31. 350 364

 Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change
# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

32. 350 301

33. 250 1.2

34. 250 0.16

35. 525 +4%

36. 525 -8%

37. 64 1.15

38. 64 0.8

39. 75 +15

40. 75 -15
 Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change
# Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

41. 130 +40%

42. 130 -20%

43. 396 -12%

44. 824 +3%

45. 207 -8%

46. 9440 +18%

47. 77 2.2

48.
22 1.1
*

49.
75 +15%
*
If the number of customers in a restaurant decreases by 15 from 40, find the percentage decrease in the number of customers.

Change 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 Percentage change

Original Value New Value
(Increase / Decrease) 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (% increase / decrease)

The number of bus stops in a town increases by 60% from 120. How many bus stops are there now?

The price of a ring was $11 250 originally. If the price decreases by 12%, find the new price.
The number of members in a basketball team increases by 16% to 29. Find the original number of members in the basketball team.

The price of a smartphone decreases by 25%. If the new price of the smartphone is $4 680, find the original price of the smartphone.

The population of a city decreases by 2.09 million to 35.91 million. Find the percentage decrease in the population of the city.