PERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 UK VERSION - Working out and answers

Oct 22, 2026

A worksheet providing percentage increase and decrease word problems in a UK context, with amounts expressed in pounds, feet, and inches. It guides learners to apply percentage calculations to savings interest, sale discounts, test-score improvements, changes in travel distance, aircraft altitude increases, and rainfall differences between months. Each question includes a worked example and final answer for practice and self-checking, including steps like finding the percentage of a value and adding or subtracting it.

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Percentage increase / decrease word problems 1 (UK version)

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PERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 UK VERSION Use the percentage increases and decreases to answer these problems. | Working out | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1) I have £3500 which I leave in a savings account for a year. The interest rate on the account is
3% . | | | | | How much will I have at the end ofa year? | | | | | 2) A laptop normally costs £640 . It is reduced by 15% in a sale. | | | | | What is the sale price of the laptop? | | | | | 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test.
His score improves by 25%
the following week. | | | | | What was his score? | | | | | 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.
He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.
| | | | How far did he cycle? | | | | | 5) | A Boeing 747 is at 25,000 ft. It climbs another 40% to get to cruising altitude. | | | | What is the cruising altitude of the plane? | | | | | 6) The driest month in Montreal had 2.5
inches of rainfall. The wettest month
had 40% more rainfall. | | | | | How many inches did the wettest month have? | | | | PERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 ANSWERS UK VERSION Use the percentage increases and decreases to answer these problems. | Working out | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1) | I have £3500 which I leave in a savings account for a year. The interest rate on the account is
3% . | | | 3% of £3500 = £105 £3500 + £105 = £3605 | | How much will I have at the end ofa year? £3,605 | | | | | | 2) A laptop normally costs £640. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. | | | | 15% of £640 = £96
£640- £96 = £544 | | What is the sale price of the laptop? | | | | £544 | | 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test. His score improves by 25% the following week. | | | | 25% of 28 = 7 28 + 7 = 35 | | What was his score? | | 35 | | | | 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.
He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.
| | | 20% of 160 = 32 160 – 32 = 128 | | How far did he cycle? | | 128 miles | | | | 5) A Boeing 747 is at 25,000 ft. It climbs another 40% to get to cruising altitude. | | | | 40% of 25,000 = 10,000 25,000 + 10,000 = 35,000 | | What is the cruising altitude of the plane? | | | | 35,000 ft | | 6) The driest month in Montreal had 2.5 inches of rainfall. The wettest month had 40% more rainfall. | | | | 40% of 2.5 = 1.0 2.5 + 1.0 = 3.5 | | How many inches did the wettest month have? 3.5 inches | | | | |

FAQs

How do you calculate an amount after a percentage increase?

Find the given percentage of the starting value, then add it to the starting value to get the new total.

How do you calculate a sale price after a percentage decrease?

Find the percentage of the original price that is reduced, then subtract that value from the original price.

What calculation steps are shown in the worksheet answers?

The answers show computing the percentage of the starting amount (e.g., 3% of £3500), then adding or subtracting to reach the final result.

Oct 22, 2026

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