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Calculate percentage increase and percentage decrease.

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Statistical skills

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Statistical skills

Aqa Gcse GeographyGeographical skills

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Calculate percentage increase and percentage decrease

  • This point belongs to Statistical skills, especially Statistical skills.
  • You need to be able to calculate percentage increase and percentage decrease.
  • The key ideas to know are decrease, percentage, and calculate.
  • Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.

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This objective helps connect Statistical skills to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Statistical skills.

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What should a geography response explain about percentage increase and percentage decrease?

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For Geography, this page helps you revise percentage increase and percentage decrease in Statistical skills. Focus on the key terms, the exam command, and a clear answer that matches the question. Key terms to check are percentage increase and percentage decrease.

Key terms

  • percentage increase: The amount by which a value has grown, expressed as a percentage of the original value.
  • percentage decrease: The amount by which a value has reduced, expressed as a percentage of the original value.

Common trap

Confusing absolute change with percentage change: To calculate percentage increase or decrease, first find the absolute change (new value minus old value), then divide that change by the original value, and finally multiply by 100 to express it as a percentage.

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