GCSE Percentage Increase and Decrease Word Problems Higher Tier

Percentage Increase and Decrease – GCSE Higher Tier

This calculator-based worksheet contains 14 original exam-style questions on percentage increase and decrease. Questions increase gradually in difficulty and include a wide range of real-life and problem-solving contexts.

Skills covered

• Using multipliers for percentage increase and decrease
• Calculating successive percentage changes
• Finding the overall percentage change
• Solving reverse percentage problems
• Applying percentage changes to area and dimensions
• Combining percentages with algebra
• Solving multi-step problems involving costs, discounts and total marks
• Evaluating percentage statements

Question structure

• 6 questions worth 4 marks
• 5 questions worth 5 marks
• 2 questions worth 6 marks
• 1 question worth 7 marks

Suitable for

• GCSE Mathematics Higher tier
• Calculator lessons
• Classwork and homework
• Independent revision
• Exam preparation
• End-of-topic assessment

Files included

• Exam-style questions worksheet
• Full step-by-step explanations

Students are encouraged to show full working for every question.