IGCSE Mathematics (0580)

Grade 9 A / B
Revision Worksheet - Percentage

1 In a sale, the price of a frame is reduced by 18%.

Calculate the original price of one frame.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Arjun earned $36 515 in 2019.

Work out his earnings in 2018.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 67 of the 645 parcels in a van are damaged.

Calculate the percentage of parcels that are damaged.

................................................... % [1]

[Total: 1]
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4 Dean invests $500 for 10 years at a rate of 1.7% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total interest earned during the 10 years.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

5 Meera invests $700 in an account paying compound interest at a rate of r % per year.
At the end of 17 years the value of her investment is $1030.35 .

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

6 Sand costs $98.90 per tonne.

Calculate the amount of tax paid per tonne of sand.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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7 Shona buys a chair in a sale for $435.60 .

Calculate the original price of the chair.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

8 Scott invests $500 for 7 years at a rate of 1.5% per year simple interest.

Calculate the value of his investment at the end of the 7 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

9 Eric invests an amount in a bank that pays compound interest at a rate of 2.16% per year.
At the end of 5 years, the value of his investment is $6999.31 .

Calculate the amount Eric invests.

$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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10 (a) Jan buys tins of paint for $17.16 each.

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]

11 The fares for a train journey are shown in the table below.

From London to Marseille Standard fare Premier fare

Adult $84 $140

Child $60 $96

(a) For the standard fare, write the ratio adult fare : child fare in its simplest form.

.............................. : .............................. [1]

(b) For an adult, find the percentage increase in the cost of the standard fare to the premier fare.

................................................... % [3]
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(c) For one journey from London to Marseille, the ratio

number of adults : number of children = 11 : 2.

There were 220 adults in total on this journey.

Calculate the total of the fares paid by the adults and the children.

$ ................................................... [5]

[Total: 9]

12 The Muller family are on holiday in New Zealand.

(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]
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(b) The family spend 15% of their New Zealand dollars on a tour.

Calculate the number of dollars they have left.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]