How to Find the Original Price After a Percentage Discount

Reverse percentage questions can be tricky because you are working backwards. Instead of finding the reduced price, you are given the price after a discount and must calculate what the item originally cost.

These questions appear regularly in 11+ entrance examinations, so it is important that children understand the method rather than relying on guesswork.

Watch the step-by-step lesson
In this short video, I work through the first two questions from my reverse percentages practice sheet. I demonstrate how to:

• calculate the percentage of the original price that remains
• work backwards to calculate the original amount
• check that the answer is sensible

Watch the video and pause whenever you need time to complete each step.

Download the free practice sheet
Once your child has watched the demonstration, they can practise the method independently using my downloadable sheet. It contains 10 questions on calculating the original amount after a percentage discount. The questions become progressively more challenging, and all answers are included for easy checking.

A useful approach is to complete the first two questions alongside the video before attempting the remaining questions independently.

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