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1 Mr and Mrs Baker go on holiday with their three children.
They fly from Miami to Mexico City.
The cost of each adult ticket is $450.
The cost of each child ticket is 70% of the cost of an adult ticket.
Calculate the total cost of the five tickets.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
2 87% of the mass of a pineapple is water.
A pineapple has a mass of 700 g.
Work out the mass of water in this pineapple.
................................................... g [2]
[Total: 2]
3 One Tuesday, there are 24 children out of 80 people in a cinema.
Find the percentage of these people that are children.
................................................... % [1]
[Total: 1]
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4 In a sale, Marianne buys a new camera for $483.
This is a reduction of 8% on the original price.
Calculate the original price of the camera.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
5 Marianne sells photos.
The selling price of each photo is $6.
(a) The selling price for each photo is made up of two parts, printing cost and profit.
For each photo, the ratio printing cost : profit = 5 : 3.
Calculate the profit she makes on each photo.
$ ................................................... [2]
(b) Calculate her profit as a percentage of the selling price.
................................................... % [1]
(c) Calculate the selling price of a photo in euros (€) when the exchange rate is €1 = $1.091 .
€ ................................................... [2]
[Total: 5]
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6 Since a school was opened, the number of students has increased by 60%.
There are now 240 students.
Calculate the number of students when the school was opened.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
7 Water flows over the Browne Falls at a rate of 3680 litres per second.
After rain, this rate increases to 9752 litres per second.
Calculate the percentage increase in this rate.
................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
8 After rain, water flows over a waterfall at a rate of 74 240 litres per second.
This is an increase of 45% on the rate before the rain.
Calculate the rate before the rain.
.............................. litres/second [3]
[Total: 3]
9 The Muller family are on holiday in New Zealand.
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(a) They change some euros (€) and receive $1962 (New Zealand dollars).
The exchange rate is €1 = $1.635 .
Calculate the number of euros they change.
€ ................................................... [2]
(b) The family spend 15% of their New Zealand dollars on a tour.
Calculate the number of dollars they have left.
$ ................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
10 A school has 240 students.
Next year, the number of students will increase by 15%.
Calculate the number of students next year.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
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11 Friedrich borrows $1200 for 3 years at a rate of 5.6% per year compound interest.
Work out the total amount he pays back at the end of the 3 years.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
12 Increase $22 by 15%.
$ ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
13 Walter invests $600 for 3 years at a rate of 4.5% per year compound interest.
Calculate the interest Walter receives at the end of the 3 years.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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14 In 2015, there were 12 400 visitors to a museum.
In 2016, there were 14 100 visitors to the museum.
Calculate the percentage increase in the number of visitors from 2015 to 2016.
................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
15 Ella borrows $10 840 from a bank.
She pays this back over 3 years at a rate of $340 per month.
(a) Show that the total amount she pays back during the 3 years is $12 240.
[1]
(b) Calculate the percentage increase from $10 840 to $12 240.
................................................... % [3]
[Total: 4]
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16 Sara invests $500 for 15 years at a rate of 2% per year simple interest.
Calculate the total interest Sara receives.
$ ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
17 A company makes biscuits at a cost of $1.35 per packet.
These biscuits are sold for $1.89 per packet.
(a) Calculate the percentage profit the company makes on each packet.
................................................... % [3]
(b) The selling price of $1.89 has increased by 8% from last year.
Calculate the selling price last year.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 6]
18 Here is a list of ingredients to make 20 biscuits.
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(a) Find the mass of rice as a percentage of the mass of sugar.
................................................... % [1]
(b) Find the mass of butter needed to make 35 of these biscuits.
................................................... g [2]
(c) Michel has 2 kg of each ingredient.
Work out the greatest number of these biscuits that he can make.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 6]
19 Rowena buys a jacket for $40 and sells it for $45.40 .
Calculate the percentage profit.
................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
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20 Rowena sells a dress for $42.60 after making a profit of 20% on the cost price.
Calculate the cost price.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
21 Roland invests $12 000 in an account that pays compound interest at a rate of 2.2% per year.
Calculate the value of his investment at the end of 6 years.
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
22 The price of a house decreased from $82 500 to $77 500.
Calculate the percentage decrease.
................................................... % [3]
10
[Total: 3]
23 In 2017, the membership fee for a sports club was $79.50 .
This was an increase of 6% on the fee in 2016.
Calculate the fee in 2016.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
24 Tomas borrows $5000 for 3 years at a rate of 2.5% per year compound interest.
He pays back the whole amount, with interest, at the end of 3 years.
Calculate the total amount of money he pays back at the end of the 3 years.
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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25 Dev makes 600 cakes.
18% of the 600 cakes go to a hotel and of the 600 cakes go to a supermarket.
Calculate how many cakes he has left.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
26 A geography examination lasts for 1 hour 40 minutes.
Hari is allowed 25% extra time for his geography examination.
Work out the total time Hari has for this examination.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.
.................... h .................... min [2]
[Total: 2]
27 25 students go on a water sports trip.
The students each choose their favourite water sport.
These are the results.
Rafting Fishing Surfing Snorkelling Surfing
Snorkelling Rafting Kayaking Rafting Snorkelling
Fishing Surfing Surfing Kayaking Surfing
Fishing Snorkelling Surfing Surfing Rafting
Rafting Fishing Snorkelling Snorkelling Surfing
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(a) Complete the frequency table for the results.
You may use the tally column to help you.
Favourite water sport Tally Frequency
Rafting
Surfing
Fishing
Kayaking
Snorkelling
[2]
(b) Write down the mode.
................................................... [1]
(c) Work out the percentage of students whose favourite water sport is snorkelling.
................................................... % [1]
[Total: 4]
28 A shop sells dress fabric for $2.97 per metre.
(a) A customer buys 9 metres of this fabric.
Calculate the change he receives from $50.
$ ................................................... [2]
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(b) The selling price of $2.97 per metre is an increase of 8% on the cost price.
Calculate the cost price.
$ ................................................... per metre [3]
[Total: 5]
29 Work out $216 as a percentage of $600.
................................................... % [1]
[Total: 1]
30 From a sample of 80 batteries, 3 are faulty.
Work out the percentage of faulty batteries.
................................................... % [1]
[Total: 1]
31 Jasjeet and her brother collect stamps.
When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.
Calculate how many stamps Jasjeet had originally.
Answer ................................................... [3]
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[Total: 3]
32 (a) Jan buys tins of paint for $17.16 each.
He sells the paint at a profit of 25%.
For how much does Jan sell each tin of paint?
Answer(a) $ ......................................... [2]
(b) The cost of $17.16 for each tin of paint is 4% more than the cost in the previous year.
Work out the cost of each tin of paint in the previous year.
Answer(b) $ ......................................... [3]
[Total: 5]
33 Nelson scores 27 out of 40 in a history test.
Work out his score as a percentage.
Answer ................................................... % [1]
[Total: 1]
34 In a sale, the cost of a coat is reduced from $85 to $67.50 .
Calculate the percentage reduction in the cost of the coat.
Answer ................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
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35 A mass of 300 kg is increased by 8%.
Work out the increase in mass.
Answer ................................................... kg [1]
[Total: 1]
36 At the beginning of July, Kim had a mass of 63 kg.
At the end of July, his mass was 61 kg.
Calculate the percentage loss in Kim’s mass.
Answer ................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
37 At the beginning of July, Kim had a mass of 63 kg.
At the end of July, his mass was 61 g.
Calculate the percentage loss in Kim’s mass.
Answer ................................................... % [3]
[Total: 3]
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38 Anita buys a computer for $391 in a sale.
The sale price is 15% less than the original price.
Calculate the original price of the computer.
Answer $ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
