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Percentage Increase

Revise Percentage Increase in Ratio & Proportion for GCSE Mathematics with 12 exam-style questions and 22 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still pick up marks when it appears in mixed-topic papers.

Sample Flashcards

What is a percentage increase?
Finding a new amount after adding a percentage to the original amount
What is the multiplier for a 10% increase?
1.10 (because 1 + 0.10 = 1.10)

Sample Questions

What multiplier is used to increase a value by 15%?

  • A. 0.85
  • B. 0.15
  • C. 1.15
  • D. 1.85
1 markfoundation

Ahmed says: 'To increase a price by 30%, I first find 30% of the price and then add it on. This always takes two steps.' Explain how Ahmed could use the multiplier method to find the answer in ONE step.

2 markshigher

12

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22

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