Increase/decrease By Percentage

Question 0

A table is sold at £280 plus VAT at 20%.

What is the total cost of the table?

Answer 0

10%: £28
20%: (28x2) £56

£280+£56=£336

Question 1

A sofa is sold at £362 plus VAT at 20%.

What is the total cost of the sofa?

Answer 1

20%: ?
10%: £36.20
20%: (36.20x2) £72.40

£362 + £72.40 = £434.40

Question 2

Sue buys a car costing £8000 plus 20% VAT.
She pays £4000 deposit and then chooses to pay the balance in ten equal monthly payment.
Calculate each monthly payment.

Answer 2

10%: £800
20%: £1600

£8000+£1600=£9600

£9600-£4000=£5600

£5600 / 10 = £560

Question 3

A concert ticket costs £45 plus a booking fee of 12%.

What is the total cost of the ticket?

Answer 3

1%: £0.45 x 12%: £5.40

£45+£5.40=£50.40

Question 4

The price of a £7500 car is reduced by 18%.

What is the new reduced price?

Answer 4

1%: £75 x 18= £1350

£7500-£1350=£6150

Question 5

The usual price of a television is £490.
If it is brought online, the price would is reduced by 15%.
What is the online price?

Answer 5

1%: £4.90 x 15= £73.50

£490-£73.50=£416.50