L2-6 Calculate percentage change (any size increase and decrease), and original value after percentage change Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. What is 80 increased by 25%?

   • 25
   • 100
   • 105
   • 20

2. What is 200 decreased by 15%?

   • 170
   • 185
   • 30
   • 230

3. After a 20% increase, the price is £120. What was the original price?

   • £24
   • £140
   • £100
   • £96

4. What is the percentage change from 50 to 65?

   • 15% increase
   • 130% increase
   • 30% increase
   • 23% increase

5. What is the percentage change from 40 to 30?

   • 25% increase
   • 75% decrease
   • 25% decrease
   • 10% decrease

6. Which multiplier represents a 6% increase?

   • 0.06
   • 0.94
   • 1.06
   • 6.6

7. Which multiplier represents a 12% decrease?

   • 1.12
   • 0.012
   • 0.12
   • 0.88

8. Percentage change is calculated by dividing the change by which value?

   • original value
   • new value
   • total amount
   • difference

9. A salary of £24 000 rises by 3.5%. What is the new salary?

   • £24 840
   • £24 084
   • £25 200
   • £24 350

10. A price falls from £250 to £200. What is the percentage reduction?

    • 80%
    • 50%
    • 20%
    • 25%

11. A value falls from 500 to 425. What is the percentage decrease?

    • 85%
    • 15%
    • 25%
    • 75%

12. A value of 90 rises by 40% and then falls by 40%. What is the final value?

    • 90
    • 50.4
    • 75.6
    • 81

13. A shop marks up an item by 35% to £54. What was the original price?

    • £18.90
    • £75.60
    • £35.10
    • £40

14. A phone bill rises from £18 to £21.60. What is the percentage increase?

    • 16.7%
    • 20%
    • 12%
    • 3.6%

15. A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. How does the final price compare with the original?

    • 6.25% higher
    • no change
    • 6.25% lower
    • 25% lower

16. A value of £750 rises by 10% and then by 10% again. What is the final value?

    • £825.00
    • £975.00
    • £907.50
    • £900.00

17. A quantity increases by 50% to 360. What was the original quantity?

    • 180
    • 270
    • 240
    • 210

18. What is the percentage change from 2.5 to 3.5?

    • 28.6% increase
    • 140% increase
    • 40% increase
    • 1% increase

19. A value falls by 30% to 84. What was the original value?

    • 120
    • 240
    • 54
    • 113.4

20. Which is larger: a 15% increase on 200 or a 20% increase on 160?

    • a 20% increase on 160
    • a 15% increase on 200
    • they cannot be compared
    • they are equal

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