3.3.2

Percentage Change

Test yourself

Percentage Change

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Format

  • If you are calculating the percentage increase then change = new - old.
  • If you are calculating a percentage decrease then change = old - new.
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Example 1

  • A jacket costing £50 now costs £40. What is the percentage change in price?
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Example 1

  • Percentage change = changeoriginal\frac{change}{original} × 100

Jump to other topics

1Number

1.1Place Value

1.2Factors & Multiples

1.3Operations

1.4Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

1.5Growth & Decay

1.6Measurements & Units

1.7Accuracy

2Algebra

3Ratio, Proportion & Rates of Change

4Geometry & Measures

5Probability

6Statistics

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