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If 180 is increased by 55%, what is the result?
Shona ate 100 grapes yesterday. Today she eats 90% more than yesterday. How many grapes did she eat today?
John took 140 photographs last month. This month he took 85% more. How many photographs did he take this month?
What number is 75% more than 80?
Increase 950 by 10%.
Last time Orange Floyd released an album, 900 copies were downloaded in the first 24 hours. By the end of the first week fans had downloaded 26% more copies. How many albums had been downloaded in total at the end of the first week?
Jamie decided to order 38% more flour for his restaurants than last year. If he ordered 1000kg last year what weight of flour should he order this year?	kg
Judith swam 93000 metres last month. Her target for this month is to swim 78% more metres than last month. How many metres must she swim this month to achieve her target?	m
Find the new amount if 96500 is increased by 14%.
Find the new amount if 63000 is increased by 57%. This is level 2: find the new amount after a percentage decrease. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator. If 60 is decreased by 90%, what is the result? Lyndsay read 60 pages of her book yesterday. Today she read 15% fewer pages. How many pages did she read today? Julie sent 160 emails last month. This month she sent 80% less. How many emails did she send this month? What number is 10% less than 180? Decrease 150 by 26%. When Two Directions released their first album, 600 copies were downloaded in the first week. For their second album 10% fewer copies were downloaded. How many copies of their second album were downloaded? Raymond decided to order 26% less sugar for his restaurants than last year. If he ordered 900kg last year what weight of sugar should he order this year? kg Mark did 33100 press ups last month. This month he will do 57% fewer press ups. How many press ups will he do this month? Find the new amount if 69300 is decreased by 68%. This is level 3: find the percentage increase given the original and final values. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator. Find the percentage increase if 20 increases to 34. % Find the percentage increase if 100 increases to 140. % If 180 increases to 225, by what percentage has it increased? % Yesterday a painting was valued at £46. Last year it had been valued at £40. By what percentage had the valuation increased? % At the last count there were 819 cars passing a junction each hour. Two years ago there were only 650 cars passing the junction each hour. By what percentage has the number of cars increased? % Find the percentage increase in the number of butterflies estimated in a butterfly farm. Last year the estimate was 750 and this year it was 810. This is level 4: find the percentage decrease given the original and final values. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator. If 20 decreases to 6, by what percentage has it decreased? % Find the percentage decrease if 180 is reduced to 45. % If 160 decreases to 16, by what percentage has it decreased? % Find the percentage decrease if 100 is reduced to 15. % Yesterday 400 flies were eaten by frogs in the park. Today the number of flies decreased to 312 flies. By what percentage has the number of flies eaten decreased? % By what percentage is 370 less than 500? % Find the percentage decrease if a computer game score of 200 is reduced to 160 due to penalty points. % 6075 people entered the Trantown Marathon this year. That's a decrease on last year's entries. Last year 8100 people entered. What percentage has the number of entries decreased from last year to this year? % The number of people watching the Cliff Diving Monkeys YouTube video on the first day was 88400. On the second day the number of people viewing it was reduced to 53040. What is this reduction expressed as a percentage? Find the original amount if after an increase of 5% it becomes 168. Find the original amount if after a decrease of 35% it becomes 117. Find the original amount if after an increase of 85% it becomes 333. Find the original amount if after a decrease of 30% it becomes 70. Find the original amount if after an increase of 34% it becomes 201. Find the original amount if after a decrease of 14% it becomes 344. After an increase of 18% the number of items in a count was found to be 1121. What was the original number of items. The number of plants remaining in a park after a harsh winter was 18144. This was calculated to be 19% fewer than the original number of plants. Find the original number. The number of cars passing a certain junction was counted to be 36582. This was a decrease of 61% compared to the previous week. Find the number of cars passing the junction in the previous week. After an increase of 85% the number of items in a count was found to be 8880. What was the original number of items. Find the new amount if 100 is increased by 15%. Find the new amount if 120 is decreased by 20%. Find the percentage increase if 100 increases to 120. % Find the percentage decrease if 120 is reduced to 30. % Find the original amount if after an increase of 14% it becomes 684. Last year you had 950 tracks on your music player. This year you have 20% more. How many tracks do you have altogether this year? Last month you scored 450 points on a computer game. This month you scored 4% less. How many points did you score this month? It took Jake 28 minutes to run 5km last month. This month he ran 5km in 21 minutes. By what percentage had Jake improved his running time? % A new car increased in price from £33200 to £48140. What percentage does that increase represent? % Find A if 30% of A equals 30% of 30 plus 30. % This year only 64962 peopled auditioned for Z Factor compared to 80200 last year. By what percentage has the number of people decreased since last year? % There are now 594 fans of the Wolftree Football Club. Last year there were only 550 fans. By what percentage has the number of fans increased? % The number of Stirbooks coffee shops in the world increased from 59900 to 118602 in the last five years. By what percentage has the number of shops increased? % A total of 73400 blades of grass were counted in one square meetre of a lawn. After adding fertiliser the count one month later was 122578 blades, by what percentage had the amount of grass increased? % A station could cope with 55800 passengers per day. After extending the platforms and ticket office it could accomodate 69750 passengers per day. Express this increase as a percentage. Find the new amount if 83800 is decreased by 41%.

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If 180 is increased by 55%, what is the result? Ans) 279

Shona ate 100 grapes yesterday. Today she eats 90% more than yesterday. How many grapes did she eat today? Ans) 190

John took 140 photographs last month. This month he took 85% more. How many photographs did he take this month? Ans) 259

What number is 75% more than 80? Ans) 140

Increase 950 by 10%. Ans) 1045

Last time Orange Floyd released an album, 900 copies were downloaded in the first 24 hours. By the end of the first week fans had downloaded 26% more copies. How many albums had been downloaded in total at the end of the first week? Ans) 1134

Jamie decided to order 38% more flour for his restaurants than last year. If he ordered 1000kg last year what weight of flour should he order this year? Ans) 1380kg

Judith swam 93000 metres last month. Her target for this month is to swim 78% more metres than last month. How many metres must she swim this month to achieve her target? Ans) 165,540 m

Find the new amount if 96500 is increased by 14%.   Ans) 110,010

Find the new amount if 63000 is increased by 57%. Ans) 98,910

This is level 2: find the new amount after a percentage decrease. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator.

If 60 is decreased by 90%, what is the result? Ans) 6

Lyndsay read 60 pages of her book yesterday. Today she read 15% fewer pages. How many pages did she read today? Ans) 51 pages

Julie sent 160 emails last month. This month she sent 80% less. How many emails did she send this month? Ans) 128 emails

What number is 10% less than 180? Ans) 162

Decrease 150 by 26%.   Ans) 111

When Two Directions released their first album, 600 copies were downloaded in the first week. For their second album 10% fewer copies were downloaded. How many copies of their second album were downloaded?   Ans) 540

Raymond decided to order 26% less sugar for his restaurants than last year. If he ordered 900kg last year what weight of sugar should he order this year?   Ans) 666kg

Mark did 33100 press ups last month. This month he will do 57% fewer press ups. How many press ups will he do this month?   Ans) 14233

Find the new amount if 69300 is decreased by 68%.    Ans)22176

This is level 3: find the percentage increase given the original and final values. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator.

Find the percentage increase if 20 increases to 34.   Ans) 70%%

Find the percentage increase if 100 increases to 140.   Ans) 40%%

If 180 increases to 225, by what percentage has it increased?Ans) 25%%

Yesterday a painting was valued at £46. Last year it had been valued at £40. By what percentage had the valuation increased? Ans) 15%%

At the last count there were 819 cars passing a junction each hour. Two years ago there were only 650 cars passing the junction each hour. By what percentage has the number of cars increased?% Ans) 26%

Find the percentage increase in the number of butterflies estimated in a butterfly farm. Last year the estimate was 750 and this year it was 810. Ans) 8%

This is level 4: find the percentage decrease given the original and final values. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct. You can use a calculator.

If 20 decreases to 6, by what percentage has it decreased? Ans) 70%

Find the percentage decrease if 180 is reduced to 45.   Ans) 75%

If 160 decreases to 16, by what percentage has it decreased? Ans) 90%

Find the percentage decrease if 100 is reduced to 15. Ans) 85%

Yesterday 400 flies were eaten by frogs in the park. Today the number of flies decreased to 312 flies. By what percentage has the number of flies eaten decreased? Ans) 22%

By what percentage is 370 less than 500? Ans) 26%

Find the percentage decrease if a computer game score of 200 is reduced to 160 due to penalty points. Ans) 20%

6075 people entered the Trantown Marathon this year. That's a decrease on last year's entries. Last year 8100 people entered. What percentage has the number of entries decreased from last year to this year? Ans) 25%

The number of people watching the Cliff Diving Monkeys video on the first day was 88400. On the second day the number of people viewing it was reduced to 53040. What is this reduction expressed as a percentage? Ans) 40%

Find the original amount if after an increase of 5% it becomes 168.   Ans) 160

Find the original amount if after a decrease of 35% it becomes 117. Ans) 180

Find the original amount if after an increase of 85% it becomes 333.   Ans) 180

Find the original amount if after a decrease of 30% it becomes 70. Ans) 100

Find the original amount if after an increase of 34% it becomes 201.   Ans)150

Find the original amount if after a decrease of 14% it becomes 344.   Ans) 400

After an increase of 18% the number of items in a count was found to be 1121. What was the original number of items.   Ans) 950

The number of plants remaining in a park after a harsh winter was 18144. This was calculated to be 19% fewer than the original number of plants. Find the original number.      Ans) 22400

The number of cars passing a certain junction was counted to be 36582. This was a decrease of 61% compared to the previous week. Find the number of cars passing the junction in the previous week.   Ans) 93800

After an increase of 85% the number of items in a count was found to be 8880. What was the original number of items. Ans) 4800

Find the new amount if 100 is increased by 15%. Ans) 115

Find the new amount if 120 is decreased by 20%.   Ans) 96

Find the percentage increase if 100 increases to 120. Ans) 20%

Find the percentage decrease if 120 is reduced to 30. Ans) 75%

Find the original amount if after an increase of 14% it becomes 684. Ans) 600

Last year you had 950 tracks on your music player. This year you have 20% more. How many tracks do you have altogether this year? Ans)1140

Last month you scored 450 points on a computer game. This month you scored 4% less. How many points did you score this month? Ans) 432

It took Jake 28 minutes to run 5km last month. This month he ran 5km in 21 minutes. By what percentage had Jake improved his running time? Ans) 25%

A new car increased in price from £33200 to £48140. What percentage does that increase represent? Ans) 45%

Find A if 30% of A equals 30% of 30 plus 30.   Ans) 130

This year only 64962 peopled auditioned for Z Factor compared to 80200 last year. By what percentage has the number of people decreased since last year?   Ans) 19%

There are now 594 fans of the Wolftree Football Club. Last year there were only 550 fans. By what percentage has the number of fans increased?   Ans)8%

The number of Stirbooks coffee shops in the world increased from 59900 to 118602 in the last five years. By what percentage has the number of shops increased? Ans) 98%

A total of 73400 blades of grass were counted in one square meetre of a lawn. After adding fertiliser the count one month later was 122578 blades, by what percentage had the amount of grass increased? Ans) 67%

A station could cope with 55800 passengers per day. After extending the platforms and ticket office it could accomodate 69750 passengers per day. Express this increase as a percentage. Ans) 25%

Find the new amount if 83800 is decreased by 41%. Ans) 49,442