Year 8 / Grade 8 • Daily Maths Drill

Percentages and Financial Maths

Use percentage change, discounts, mark-ups and repeated percentage reasoning.

8 questions • 240-question rotating bank • 30 different sets before a full cycle repeats

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Percentages and Financial Maths

Use multiplicative change factors and distinguish the original value from the changed value.

Key ideas

  • percentage change
  • discounts
  • mark-ups
  • GST/tax contexts
  • reverse percentage introduction

Worked example: 8% increase uses ×1.08.

Common trap: Percentage change is measured relative to the original amount.

Key words

percentage change — change relative to original
multiplier — factor used for a percentage change
discount — reduction
markup — increase
original amount — starting value
How to use this drill: review the short notes when learning, then close them on later attempts and practise from memory. The rotating bank delays a full set repeat for 30 attempts on the same browser.

What this Year 8 / Grade 8 maths drill practises

Use percentage change, discounts, mark-ups and repeated percentage reasoning. This daily drill is designed as short retrieval practice rather than a complete course. It can be used for school revision, homework, warm-ups or independent practice.

  • percentage change
  • discounts
  • mark-ups
  • GST/tax contexts
  • reverse percentage introduction

International use: the topic is organised by broadly useful school-level progression. Exact curriculum timing and terminology can vary between countries, states and schools.

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