GCSE results day 2015: Could YOU pass a GCSE exam paper?

Have a go at GCSE exam question from maths and English papers and see how you'd get on

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Georgia Morgan-WLON

11:39, 19 AUG 2015

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GCSE results are out this week and teenagers across the country are preparing to find out if all their hard work as paid off.

As well as dealing with the nerves of collecting their all-important marks, they also have to face a barrage of comments and criticisms that "GCSEs are getting easier".

So, before the results are in and the comments begin, we're giving everyone the chance to see if they could answer a GCSE exam paper - with questions taken from past maths and Enlgish papers - with our fun quiz.

Have a go and remember to share your results with your friends!

Question -1 of 15 Score -0 of 0

The normal price of a television is £1200. It is reduced to £970. Work out the percentage reduction. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

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Follow our live blog on Thursday (August 20) as GCSE results are released and take a look back at how A-level students did on results day last week.

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