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Increase - GCSE Maths Definition

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In Maths, "increase" means when a number or value becomes larger or goes up. For example, if you have five sweets and someone gives you three more, the total number of sweets you have is now eight. This is an increase of three sweets. In GCSE Maths, you will often calculate increases by using percentages or figuring out the difference between two numbers. Understanding how to calculate an increase can help you solve problems involving money, like determining how much you make when your allowance goes up, or how much a shop item costs after a price rise.

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Mark graduated twice from the University of Oxford: once in 2009 with a First in Mathematics, then again in 2013 with a PhD (DPhil) in Mathematics. He has had nine successful years as a secondary school teacher, specialising in A-Level Further Maths and running extension classes for Oxbridge Maths applicants. Alongside his teaching, he has written five internal textbooks, introduced new spiralling school curriculums and trained other Maths teachers through outreach programmes.

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