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Percentages: Quiz 9
Percentages: Quiz 9
Part 1
Complete the following questions without a calculator.
1) I purchase a coat for £42. The coat was in a sale and had 40% off. What was the original
price of the coat?
2) I am a student and I purchase a top from a site that offers 20% student discount. I pay £24 for the top. How much would the top have been if I did not get discount?
3) A laptop in a sale has 10% off and it costs £450. What was the full price of the laptop?
4) A shop charges 10% of the cost of the item for delivering. The item and delivery costs £77. What was the cost of the item?
5) I miss out on purchasing a concert ticket in the general sale. This means that I purchase the concert ticket form a resellers site. The ticket on the resellers site is 75% more expensive than the ticket when it was on general sale. I pay £140 for the ticket. How much was the ticket when it was on general sale?
6) The popularity of a scout group has increased by 35% through out a month. At the end of the month, there are 27 members in the scout group. How many members were there at the start of the month?
Complete the following questions without a calculator.
1) I purchase a coat for £42. The coat was in a sale and had 40% off. What was the original
price of the coat?
2) I am a student and I purchase a top from a site that offers 20% student discount. I pay £24 for the top. How much would the top have been if I did not get discount?
3) A laptop in a sale has 10% off and it costs £450. What was the full price of the laptop?
4) A shop charges 10% of the cost of the item for delivering. The item and delivery costs £77. What was the cost of the item?
5) I miss out on purchasing a concert ticket in the general sale. This means that I purchase the concert ticket form a resellers site. The ticket on the resellers site is 75% more expensive than the ticket when it was on general sale. I pay £140 for the ticket. How much was the ticket when it was on general sale?
6) The popularity of a scout group has increased by 35% through out a month. At the end of the month, there are 27 members in the scout group. How many members were there at the start of the month?
Part 2
You may use a calculator for the following questions.
1) I am the owner of a shop that sells computers. I sell a particular computer for £339.90 and I make 32% profit. How much does the computer cost me to buy?
2) The number of people that catch a train on a particular route on a Friday is 43.5% less than the number of people who catch the train on the same route on a Thursday. 5,537 people catch the train on a Friday. How many people catch the train on a Thursday?
3) Over the course of a year, my car has decreased in value by 14.2%. At the end of the year, the car is worth £5,152.29. How much was the car worth at the start of the year?
4) I purchased a house 5 years ago. Since then, the house has increased in value by 6.3% and it is now worth £197,500. How much has the house increased in value over the past 5 years? Give your answer to the nearest pound.
You may use a calculator for the following questions.
1) I am the owner of a shop that sells computers. I sell a particular computer for £339.90 and I make 32% profit. How much does the computer cost me to buy?
2) The number of people that catch a train on a particular route on a Friday is 43.5% less than the number of people who catch the train on the same route on a Thursday. 5,537 people catch the train on a Friday. How many people catch the train on a Thursday?
3) Over the course of a year, my car has decreased in value by 14.2%. At the end of the year, the car is worth £5,152.29. How much was the car worth at the start of the year?
4) I purchased a house 5 years ago. Since then, the house has increased in value by 6.3% and it is now worth £197,500. How much has the house increased in value over the past 5 years? Give your answer to the nearest pound.