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The interest rate on the account is\u003Cbr>3% .  |  |  |  |\n| How much will I have at the end ofa year? |  |  |  |\n| 2) A laptop normally costs £640 . It is reduced by 15% in a sale.  |  |  |  |\n| What is the sale price of the laptop? |  |  |  |\n| 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test.\u003Cbr>His score improves by 25%\u003Cbr>the following week. |  | |  |\n| What was his score? |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.\u003Cbr>He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.\u003Cbr>|  |  |\n| How far did he cycle? |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A Boeing 747 is at 25,000 ft. It climbs another 40% to get to cruising altitude. | |  |\n| What is the cruising altitude of the plane? |  |  |  |\n| 6) The driest month in Montreal had 2.5\u003Cbr>inches of rainfall. The wettest month\u003Cbr>had 40% more rainfall. |  |  | |\n| How many inches did the wettest month have? |  |  |  |\n\nPERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 ANSWERS UK VERSION Use the percentage increases and decreases to answer these problems.  \n\n| Working out |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | I have £3500 which I leave in a savings account for a year. The interest rate on the account is\u003Cbr>3% .  |  |  | 3% of £3500 = £105 £3500 + £105 = £3605 |\n| How much will I have at the end ofa year? £3,605 |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) A laptop normally costs £640. It is reduced by 15% in a sale.  |  |  |  | 15% of £640 = £96\u003Cbr>£640- £96 = £544 |\n| What is the sale price of the laptop? |  |  |  | £544 |\n| 3) Tyger scores 28 in a spelling test. His score improves by 25% the following week. |  | |  | 25% of 28 = 7 28 + 7 = 35 |\n| What was his score? |  | 35 |  |  |\n| 4) | Frazer cycles 160 miles in one week.\u003Cbr>He cycles 20% fewer miles the following week.\u003Cbr>|  |  | 20% of 160 = 32 160 – 32 = 128 |\n| How far did he cycle? |  | 128 miles |  |  |\n| 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 |\n| What is the cruising altitude of the plane? |  |  |  | 35,000 ft |\n| 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 |\n| How many inches did the wettest month have? 3.5 inches |  |  |  |  |","cbCainXg5xVLAL5u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainXg5xVLAL5u","pdf",240231,"English","# Percentage increase / decrease word problems 1 (UK version)\n## Working out questions\n## Answers (UK version)","[{\"question\":\"How do you calculate an amount after a percentage increase?\",\"answer\":\"Find the given percentage of the starting value, then add it to the starting value to get the new total.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you calculate a sale price after a percentage decrease?\",\"answer\":\"Find the percentage of the original price that is reduced, then subtract that value from the original price.\"},{\"question\":\"What calculation steps are shown in the worksheet answers?\",\"answer\":\"The answers show computing the percentage of the starting amount (e.g., 3% of £3500), then adding or subtracting to reach the final result.\"}]","PERCENTAGE INCREASE / DECREASE WORD PROBLEMS 1 UK VERSION - Working out and answers | PDF",1792680475]