This exam tips covers Exam Success Tips within Percentage Problems for GCSE Mathematics. Revise Percentage Problems in Number for GCSE Mathematics with 14 exam-style questions and 22 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 6 of 8 in this topic. Treat this as a marking guide for what examiners are looking for, not just a fact list.
Topic position
Section 6 of 8
Practice
14 questions
Recall
22 flashcards
Exam Success Tips
- Always show working: Even if you use a calculator, show the calculation setup
- Check answers make sense: A 90% discount shouldn't give you more than the original price!
- Read carefully: Is the percentage being added or subtracted? Is VAT included or excluded?
- Use multipliers for efficiency: 1.15 for 15% increase, 0.75 for 25% decrease
- Round appropriately: Money usually rounds to pence, percentages to 1 decimal place
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Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in Percentage Problems. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.
Practice Questions for Percentage Problems
What is the multiplier for a 30% increase?
Work out 20% of 60.
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