Math Drills
Finding the Compared Quantity
B-3Word Problems (Increase/Decrease, 2 Steps)
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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Percentage
- Worksheet
- Finding the Compared Quantity
The base amount is multiplied by a percentage to give the amount it stands for. Word problems come with the percentage shown as a decimal and shown as a percent, and they run through percentages above 100%, amounts after an increase or a decrease with profit or a discount folded in, and two-stage questions taking a part of a whole and then a part of that.
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A question taking a part and then a part of it needs two multiplications. An expression that adds the two percentages first, or settles for a single multiplication, never shows the intermediate amount of the first stage. Whether two multiplications starting from the base amount stand in the expression box is the mark.
In Finding the Base Quantity the multiplication turns into a division, and the percentage together with the amount it stands for is placed at the start instead. The direction that multiplies to reach an answer is complete here.
- Finding the Amount After an Increase2 questions
- Finding the Amount After a Decrease2 questions
- % (Two Successive Stages)2 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Percentage”, shown with their answers.
(1)The number of eggs yesterday was 12. The number of eggs today is 75% more than yesterday. How many eggs are there today? Answer □
Answer: 21eggs
(2)A drone was bought for 1500 dollars, and a regular price was set by adding a profit of 30% of the purchase price. What is the regular price of this drone, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 1950dollars
(3)Yesterday's amount of tea was 24dL. Today's amount of tea is 25% less than yesterday's. How much tea is there today, in how many dL? Answer □
Answer: 18dL
(4)A hiking course is 36km long in total. 50% of it has been walked. How much is left, how many km? Answer □
Answer: 18km
(5)A supermarket bought 500 packs of eggs. 80% of the stock are M size, and 25% of the M size are for a special sale. How many M-size packs are for the special sale? Answer □
Answer: 100packs
(6)There were 1600 spectators in the gymnasium. 75% of the spectators are local people, and 25% of the local people are invited guests. How many local people are invited guests? Answer □
Answer: 300people
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More worksheets in this unit
Finding the PercentageFinding the Percentage Word Problems (Decimals, Basic)
Finding the PercentageFinding the Percentage Word Problems (%, Application)
Finding the Compared QuantityFinding the Compared Quantity Word Problems (Basic)
Finding the Base QuantityFinding the Base Quantity Word Problems (Decimals, %)
