Percentage increase

Key term for OCR GCSE Mathematics, used in Proportionality.

Definition

The amount a quantity grows compared to its original value, expressed as a percentage.

Exam Context

Percentage increase appears in OCR GCSE Mathematics revision content for Ratio, Proportion and Rates Of Change, especially Proportionality and Direct Proportion.

Ratio, Proportion and Rates Of Change Proportionality Direct Proportion

Found in Revision Notes

Ratio, Proportion and Rates Of Change

Direct Proportion with Powers and Roots

Proportionality • Direct Proportion

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Related Key Terms

Constant of proportionality (k)Direct proportion Non-linear direct proportion Origin

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