Percentages of Amounts GCSE worksheet

This resources can be used in a lesson by teachers or by students for independent study/revision at home.

All questions use the same numbers; they start with a basic skills questions e.g. to calculate 2% of 200, then decrease 200 by 2%, later turn into worded problems still using the same numbers. However, the mathematical calculations will be different each time.

There are 8 questions which cover:

• Simple percentages of an amount
• Decrease/Increase
• Worded problems containing the above
• Worded problems with a simple interest
• Worded problems with a compound interest
• Compare a simple and compound interests

This resource is aimed at Foundation GCSE level students mainly. However, can be used for revision by Higher GCSE students too.

The answers are provided with the method and some notes, so the worksheet can be used by students independently.