Year 8 - Percentages

Complete in the back of your excercise book.  Do not use a calculator and show all of your working.

Example
What is 15% of 95

Answer:
10% of 95 = 9.5
5% of 95 = 4.75
15% of 95 = 9.5 + 4.75 =  14.25

1.
a What is 25% of 56
b What is 75% of 60
c  What is 40% of 70
d What is 60% of 85
e What is 37% of 25
f What is 18% of 120

2.
a What is 75 increased by 10%
b What is 85 decreased by 10%
c What is 110 increased by 50%
d What is 60 decreased by 25%
e What is 35 increased by 11%
f What is 150 decreased by 17%