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Percentage Reasoning Beginner-Intermediate Worksheet: Focus on common variations practice Percentage Reasoning BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE

Level up your Percentage Reasoning skills! You're at Worksheet 4 of 10 (33% through this series). This step-up challenge worksheet features 20 beginner-intermediate-level problems with a focus on common variations practice. Topics covered: percentage reasoning for competitive exams, how to solve percentage reasoning, percentage reasoning tricks.

📝 Worksheet 4 of 10 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner Intermediate level

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Question 1

A value increases by 10% and then increases by 40%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 10% → multiply by 1.1
Step 2: increase by 40% → multiply by 1.4
Net change = 54.0%

Question 2

A value increases by 12% and then increases by 23%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 12% → multiply by 1.12
Step 2: increase by 23% → multiply by 1.23
Net change = 37.8%

Question 3

A value increases by 11% and then decreases by 35%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 11% → multiply by 1.11
Step 2: decrease by 35% → multiply by 0.65
Net change = -27.8%

Question 4

A value decreases by 20% and then increases by 27%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 20% → multiply by 0.8
Step 2: increase by 27% → multiply by 1.27
Net change = 1.6%

Question 5

A value increases by 13% and then decreases by 30%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 13% → multiply by 1.13
Step 2: decrease by 30% → multiply by 0.7
Net change = -20.9%

Question 6

A value increases by 22% and then increases by 46%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 22% → multiply by 1.22
Step 2: increase by 46% → multiply by 1.46
Net change = 78.1%

Question 7

A value decreases by 19% and then increases by 25%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 19% → multiply by 0.81
Step 2: increase by 25% → multiply by 1.25
Net change = 1.2%

Question 8

A value increases by 33% and then increases by 13%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 33% → multiply by 1.33
Step 2: increase by 13% → multiply by 1.13
Net change = 50.3%

Question 9

A value decreases by 45% and then increases by 28%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 45% → multiply by 0.55
Step 2: increase by 28% → multiply by 1.28
Net change = -29.6%

Question 10

A value decreases by 40% and then increases by 34%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 40% → multiply by 0.6
Step 2: increase by 34% → multiply by 1.34
Net change = -19.6%

Question 11

A value decreases by 42% and then increases by 14%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 42% → multiply by 0.5800000000000001
Step 2: increase by 14% → multiply by 1.1400000000000001
Net change = -33.9%

Question 12

A value increases by 41% and then decreases by 47%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 41% → multiply by 1.41
Step 2: decrease by 47% → multiply by 0.53
Net change = -25.3%

Question 13

A value increases by 32% and then increases by 45%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 32% → multiply by 1.32
Step 2: increase by 45% → multiply by 1.45
Net change = 91.4%

Question 14

A value decreases by 17% and then decreases by 19%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 17% → multiply by 0.83
Step 2: decrease by 19% → multiply by 0.81
Net change = -32.8%

Question 15

A value decreases by 28% and then increases by 35%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 28% → multiply by 0.72
Step 2: increase by 35% → multiply by 1.35
Net change = -2.8%

Question 16

A value increases by 21% and then decreases by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 21% → multiply by 1.21
Step 2: decrease by 20% → multiply by 0.8
Net change = -3.2%

Question 17

A value decreases by 25% and then increases by 46%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 25% → multiply by 0.75
Step 2: increase by 46% → multiply by 1.46
Net change = 9.5%

Question 18

A value decreases by 38% and then increases by 34%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 38% → multiply by 0.62
Step 2: increase by 34% → multiply by 1.34
Net change = -16.9%

Question 19

A value decreases by 26% and then increases by 50%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: decrease by 26% → multiply by 0.74
Step 2: increase by 50% → multiply by 1.5
Net change = 11.0%

Question 20

A value increases by 47% and then decreases by 22%. What is the net percentage change?
Step 1: increase by 47% → multiply by 1.47
Step 2: decrease by 22% → multiply by 0.78
Net change = 14.7%
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