GCSE · Percentages & growth

Reverse percentagesExam-style questions

How to find the original amount before a percentage change, and why you must divide by the multiplier rather than apply the percentage to the new amount.

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18 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

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1
$10\%$ of a number is $7$ . What is the number?
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$25\%$ of a bag of sweets is $8$ sweets. How many sweets are in the bag?
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