Y6

Maths

Percentage Increase and Decrease Varied Fluency

Worksheet
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Support understanding of how to increase or decrease an amount by a percentage by using this resource.

This Year 6 Percentage Increase and Decrease Varied Fluency worksheet will support children with using their prior learning of finding 10% or 5% of an amount (and associated multiples) to increase or decrease that amount by that percentage. Children will complete a set of steps that explain how to increase or decrease a number by a percentage, then use those as guidance to complete word problems and increase or decrease amounts. All answers are supplied to help with marking!

A reasoning and problem solving resource is also available for this small step.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures, and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison