Percentages Revision Booklet
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Topic
UNIT 1:
1:Changing
Changingpercentages to fractions
percentages to fractions
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Topic
UNIT 2:
2:Changing
Changingfractions to percentages
fractions to percentages
40 43 84
d 100 = e 100 = f 100 =
62 39 56
g 100 = h 100 = i 100 =
25 = 16 72
j 100 k 100 = l 100 =
4 6 9
d 5 = e 20 = f 50 =
9 7 7
g 25 = h 25 = i 50 =
7 2 7
d 60 = e 8 = f 40 =
9 3 14
g 60 = h 5 = i 80 =
7 5 1
d 11 = e 12 = f 3 =
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Topic
UNIT3:3:Changing
Changingpercentages to decimals
percentages to decimals
a 5% = b 2% = c 8% =
d 9% = e 6% = f 7% =
g 3% = h 1% = i 4% =
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Topic
UNIT4:4:Changing
Changingdecimals to percentages
decimals to percentages
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Topic
UNIT 5:
5:Finding
Findingthe percentage
the of quantity
percentage of a quantity
a 1% of 48 = b 8.5% of 104 =
i 40% of $2 = j 400% of 30 =
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UNIT 6: Increasing
Topic 6: Increasingoror decreasing
decreasing by aby a given
given percentage
percentage
k 36 h by 100% = l 80 t by 75% =
Question 3
a Bill bought a block of land for $230 000. If the price of land rises by 80%, find the new value.
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b Nathan earns $1500 a week. Calculate his new weekly wage if he receives a pay rise of 20%.
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c The price of a new car is $30 000 and after 1 year it decreases by 20%. Find the new value of the car.
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d A shirt priced at $130 was sold at a discount of 25%. Find the sales price. ____________________________
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Topic 7:
UNIT 7:Expressing
Expressingquantities as percentages
quantities as percentages
Question 1
a Express 20 as a percentage of 200. __________________________________________________________
b Express 12 as a percentage of 30. ___________________________________________________________
c Express 36 as a percentage of 63. ___________________________________________________________
d What percentage is 40 of 112? _____________________________________________________________
e What percentage is 28 of 77? ______________________________________________________________
Question 3 In the following, what percentage is the first quantity of the second?
a 2 m, 16 m = b 8 s, 48 s =
c 12 kg, 90 kg = d 6 L, 300 L =
e 30 mL, 150 mL = f 125 g, 500 g =
g 70 m, 210 m = h 80 min, 320 min =
i 36 s, 2 min = j 30 cm, 3 m =
k 18 h, 3 days = l $2, 500 c =
m 240 g, 6 kg = n 32 kg, 2 t =
o 300 cm, 3.6 m = p 8 min, 2 h =
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UNIT 8:
Topic 8:Unitary
Unitary method
method andand percentages
percentages
Question 1
Question 4
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a If 33 3 % of a number is 9, find the number. ___________________________________________________
b Johns income increased by 3%. If his income rose by $645, find his previous income. _____________________
c Alku receives a 15% increase in her weekly wage.
If the increase is $75, find her new weekly wage. _______________________________________________
d In the first year, the price of a block of land increased by 20%.
If this increase amounted to $28 000, what is the price now? ______________________________________
e Hari spends 40% of his weekly income on rent.
If his rent is $220, find his income. __________________________________________________________
f When an amount is increased by 20% it becomes $65.
What was the original amount? _____________________________________________________________
g The population of a small town decreases by 8% every year.
If this years population is 4600, what was the population last year? ________________________________
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Topic 9:
UNIT 9:Problem
Problemsolving andand
solving percentages
percentages
1 The price of a stereo is $1200. The discount is 30%. What is the discount? __________________________
3 Out of 120 students, 65% went to the camp. How many went to the camp? __________________________
5 Decrease $100 by 10% and then increase this result by 10%. _____________________________________
8 A salesman sold goods worth $35 000. Find the commission he gained on the
sale if the first $10 000 sales earns 7% and the amount sold above $10 000 earns 9%. _____________________
9 Find the simple interest on $2000 for 1 year at 9.5% per annum. __________________________________
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10 Find the simple interest on $3560 for 3 years at 8 4 % p.a. _______________________________________
12 In an examination, 90% of a class of 30 students passed. How many students failed? __________________
13 Michael bought a second-hand car for $8000 and spent $2300 repairing it. If he sold the car for $15 600, find:
a his gain as a percentage of the total cost price (including cost of repairs). _________________________
14 A tiler makes a mixture for a bathroom floor with 5 blue tiles and 4 grey tiles to each white tile. Express the
composition of the floor as percentages. Also find the number of blue tiles used in a floor of 1690 tiles.
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15 What is the cost of a pair of shoes whose full price is marked at $299.50, if a discount of 15 4 % is allowed?
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TOPICTest
TOPIC TEST
TEST PART
PARTA
PART AA
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions This part consists of 12 multiple choice questions
This part consists of 12 multiple-choice questions
This part consists of 12 multiple choice questions
Each question is worth 1 mark
Each question is worth 1 mark
Each question is worth 1 mark
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Calculators may be used
Calculators are NOT allowed
Calculators may be used
Time
Time allowed:
Timeallowed: 15
allowed:15 minutes
15minutes
minutes Total marks =Total
12
Totalmarks 12
marks==12
Marks
Marks
Marks
11 16
16marks
marksout
outofof64
64isiswhat
whatasasaapercentage?
percentage?
A
A 20%
20% B
B 24%
24% C 25%
C 25% D 30%
D 30% 11
22 An
Anitem
itemisisbought
boughtfor
for$80
$80and
andsold
soldfor
for$120.
$120.Find
Findthe
thepercentage
percentageprofit
profiton
onthe
thecost
costprice.
price.
A
A 40%
40% B
B 30%
30% 60%
60% C
C 50%
50% D
D 11
33 18%
18%ofofaanumber
numberisis27.
27.The
Thenumber
numberisis
A
A 150
150 B
B 200
200 C 250
C 250 D 300
D 300 11
11
44 As
Asaadecimal
decimal4422%,
%,equals
equals
A
A 0.42
0.42 B 0.45
B 0.45 C 0.042
C 0.042 D 0.045
D 0.045 11
55 Ted
Tedpays
pays$60
$60after
afterreceiving
receivingaadiscount
discountofof20%.
20%.The
Thenormal
normalprice
priceequals
equals
A
A $63
$63 B
B $72
$72 $75
$75 C
C D $80
D $80 11
66 0.3%
0.3%equals
equals
11 33 33 33
A
A 33 B
B 10
10 C
C 100
100 D
D 1000
1000 11
77 At
Ataaroll
rollcall,
call,there
therewere
were44students
studentsabsent
absentand
and21
21present.
present.What
Whatpercentage
percentageofofthe
theroll
rollclass
classwas
was
absent?
absent?
A
A 16%
16% B
B 19%
19% 25%
25%
C
C 84%
84% D
D 11
88 AAcar
carwas
wasbought
boughtfor
for$6000
$6000and
andsold
soldatataaprofit
profitofof30%.
30%.What
Whatwas
wasits
itsselling
sellingprice?
price?
A
A $1800
$1800 $4200
$4200
B
B $6200
$6200
C
C $7800
$7800 D
D 11
99 The
Theprice
priceofofaatyre
tyreisisreduced
reducedfrom
from$80
$80toto$72.
$72.What
Whatisisthe
thepercentage
percentagediscount?
discount?
A
A 8%
8% B
B 10%
10% 11%
11%
C
C D 90%
D 90% 11
10 What
10 Whatpercentage
percentageisis$3
$3ofof$20?
$20?
A 10%
A 10% B 12%
B 12% C 15%
C 15% D 18%
D 18% 11
11 IfIf120
11 120isis20%
20%ofofaanumber,
number,then
thenthe
thenumber
numberisis
A 2424
A B 9696
B C 480
C 480 D 600
D 600 11
12 p%ofof$q
12 p% $qisis pq
pq
p+q
p+q
A $pq
A $pq B $$1 1100
B 100
22 C $100pq
C $100pq D $$1 1100
D 1002 2 11
Total
Totalmarks
marksachieved
achievedfor
forPART
PARTAA 12
12
Total marks achieved for PART A 31
31
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TOPIC
TOPICTest
TOPICTEST
TEST
TEST PART
PART
PARTBBBB
PART
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions This
part consists of 15 questions
This part consists of 15 questions
This part consists of 15 questions
This part consists of 15 questions
Each
question is worth 1 mark
Each question is worth 2 marks
Each question is worth 2 marks
Each question is worth 2 marks
Write answers in the answers-only column
Write answers in the answers-only column
Write answers in the answers-only column
Write answers in the answers-only column
Time
allowed: 20 minutes
Calculators may be used
Calculators may be used
Calculators may be used Total marks = 15
Time
Time
Time
allowed:
allowed:
allowed:
20
20
20
minutes
minutes
minutes
Questions Total
Total
Total
Answers marks
marksMarks
marks
only ==30
=30
30
questions
questions
questions Answers
Answers
Answersonly
only
only Marks
Marks
Marks
11 1 Find
Find
Find
37%
37%
37%
of
ofof
$300.
$300.
$300. 11 1
22 2 Increase
Increase
Increase
260
260
260
kg
kgkg
by
byby
10%
10%
10%
and
and
and
then
then
then
decrease
decrease
decrease
the
the
the
result
result
result
by
byby
10%.
10%.
10%. 11 1
77 7
33 3 Write
Write
Write as
asas
aapercentage
percentage
a percentage
correct
correct
correct
tototwo
totwo
two
decimal
decimal
decimal
places.
places.
places. 11 1
12
1212
44 4 IfIf15%
If15%
15%
of
ofof
an
anan
amount
amount
amount
isis$140,
is$140,
$140,
what
what
what
isisthe
isthe
the
total
total
total
amount?
amount?
amount? 11 1
55 5 After
After
After
25%
25%
25%
of
ofof
aabill
bill
a bill
has
has
has
been
been
been
paid,
paid,
paid,
$80
$80
$80
still
still
still
remains
remains
remains
totobe
tobebe
paid.
paid.
paid.
How
How
How
much
much
much
was
was
was
the
the
the
bill?
bill?
bill? 11 1
66 6 AAconcrete
Aconcrete
concrete
mixture
mixture
mixture
contains
contains
contains
one
one
one
part
part
part
cement,
cement,
cement,
two
two
two
parts
parts
parts
sand
sand
sand
and
and
and
three
three
three
parts
parts
parts
gravel.
gravel.
gravel.
What
What
What
percentage
percentage
percentage
of
ofof
the
the
the
mixture
mixture
mixture
isissand?
issand?
sand? 11 1
77 7 Express
Express
Express
700%
700%
700%
as
asas
aafraction.
fraction.
a fraction. 11 1
88 8 Find
Find
Find
the
the
the
simple
simple
simple
interest
interest
interest
on
onon
$800
$800
$800
atat9%
at9%
9%
p.a.
p.a.
p.a.
for
forfor
11year.
1year.
year. 11 1
99 9 Express
Express
Express
52
5252
as
asas
aapercentage
percentage
a percentage
of
ofof
416.
416.
416. 11 1
1010Find
10 Find
Find
100%,
100%,
100%,
given
given
given
that
that
that
40%
40%
40%
isis98.
is98.
98. 11 1
1111David
11 David
David
pays
pays
pays
28%
28%
28%
of
ofof
his
hishis
income
income
income
inintax.
intax.
tax.
IfIfhe
Ifhehe
pays
pays
pays
$14
$14
$14
200
200
200
income
income
income
tax,
tax,
tax,
what
what
what
isishis
ishishis
income?
income?
income? 11 1
1212AApen
12 Apen
pen
isisbought
isbought
bought
for
forfor
$69.50
$69.50
$69.50
and
and
and
sold
sold
sold
for
forfor
$89.50.
$89.50.
$89.50.
What
What
What
isisthe
isthe
the
gain
gain
gain
per
per
per
cent?
cent?
cent? 11 1
1313Find
13 Find
Find
70%
70%
70%
of
ofof
$8640
$8640
$8640
and
and
and
decrease
decrease
decrease
this
this
this
amount
amount
amount
by
byby
15%.
15%.
15%. 11 1
1414$4800
14 $4800
$4800
isisinvested
isinvested
invested
ininainafund
fund
a fund
giving
giving
giving
12%
12%
12%
interest
interest
interest
per
per
per
year.
year.
year.
How
How
How
much
much
much
interest
interest
interest
isisreceived
isreceived
received
for
forfor
55years?
5years?
years? 11 1
1515The
15 The
The
price
price
price
of
ofof
aatelevision
television
a television
set
setset
isisreduced
isreduced
reduced
by
byby
18%
18%
18%
toto$1722.
to$1722.
$1722.
What
What
What
was
was
was
the
the
the 11 1
original
original
original
price?
price?
price?
Total
Total
Total
marks
marks
marks
achieved
achieved
achieved
for
for
for
PART
PART
PART
BBB 30
3030
32
3232 Total marks achieved forAND
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EXCEL
EXCEL
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