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1 (a) Express
100
as a decimal. 0.07
(b) Express 0.08 as a percentage.

0.08 100 8

o 7
Answer (a) ................................................. [1]

g
(b) ............................................. % [1]

2 (a)

$400 reduction 120

I
NOW $280
Calculate the percentage reduction in the price of the camera.

reduction 100 1787 100 30

reduction
original old
30
Answer (a) ............................................. % [2]

(b) Matthew invested $500 at 6% simple interest per year.

TYPE Calculate how much interest had been earned after 8 months.

500 61 500x 30 interestfor 1 year

Months interest 122 30 8

2 318,282 20
12g X 3
20
Answer (b) $ .............................................. [2]
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3 ( a ) as a percentage.
Express
40
–2
(b) Evaluate ! 1_3 " .

Answer (a) .......................................% [1]

(b) ........................................... [1]

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4 (a) Express as a decimal.
20
(b) In a test, Rose scored 56 marks out of 70.
Express this score as a percentage.

Answer (a) ................................................... [1]

(b) ................................................% [1]

5 (a) Express 0.527 as a percentage.

(b) Evaluate 5.6 ÷ 0.08.

Answer (a) ............................................... % [1]

(b) ....................................................[1]
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6 A dealer sold a painting for $800.

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She made a profit of 25% on the price she paid for it.
Calculate the price she paid for the painting.

1252 100 800

COST SELL K
3IÉÉ
125
2 800 x 640

640
Answer $ .......................................................[2]

4 In an examination, Alan obtained 32 out of 40 marks. In another examination Ben

obtained 5–8 of the total marks.
Express the mark of each candidate as a percentage.

Answer Alan .......................................% [1]

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

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8 (a) Write the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.
7 7–
0.7 , 0.72 , ––
11 , 9 .

Answer (a) .................. , .................. , ................... , .................. [1]

(b) In a school election, John received 220 votes.

This was 55% of the total number of votes.
Find the total number of votes.

Answer (b) ..............................................[1]

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9 (a) Evaluate 3 + 25 ÷ 2.

(b) Express 17 12 % as a decimal.

Answer (a) ................................................... [1]

(b) ....................................................[1]
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10 (a) Calculate 5% of $280 000.

(b) A single carton of juice costs $4.20.

A special offer pack of 3 cartons costs $9.45.
Ali bought a special offer pack instead of 3 single cartons.

Calculate his percentage saving.

Answer (a) $ ..................................................[1]

(b) .............................................. % [2]

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11 (a) Express 2212 % as a fraction in its lowest terms.

(b) Evaluate 0.9 × 0.02.

Answer (a) ................................................ [1]

(b) .................................................[1]
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12 (a) The rate of exchange between dollars and euros was $0.8 to 1 euro.
Calculate the number of euros received in exchange for $300.

(b) Find the simple interest on $450 for 18 months at 4% per year.

Answer (a) .................................................[1]

(b) $ ...............................................[1]

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13 (a) A jar contained 370 g of jam. 1002 70 37

Usman ate 30% of the jam.
x
7043ft
What mass of jam remained in the jar? Jam 37 10
(b) In 2006 the population of a town was 30 000. x 259g
This was 5000 more than the population in 1999.

Calculate the percentage increase in population.

increase
organo
25000
Etsy 115000 10
1525000
20

259
Answer (a) ..................................... g [1]

20
(b) .................................... % [2]
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14 (a) Express 0.45 as a fraction, giving your answer in its lowest terms.

(b) Express 13 as a percentage.

40

Answer (a) ............................................[1]

(b) .................................... % [1]

15 Every month a salesman’s pay is made up of a fixed amount plus a bonus.

The bonus is a percentage of his monthly sales.

(a) In 2006 the bonus paid was m% of his monthly sales.

The graph shows how the salesman’s monthly pay varied with his monthly sales.

4000

3800

3600
Monthly
pay ($) 3400

3200

3000
0 5000 10 000 15 000
Monthly sales ($)

Use the graph to find

(i) the fixed amount,

(ii) the value of m.

Answer (a)(i) $ .....................................[1]

(ii) m = .................................[2]

(b) In 2007 the fixed amount was $3500 per month and the bonus was 5% of his monthly
sales.
In July his sales were $12 000.
Calculate the salesman’s pay for July.

Answer (b) $ .........................................[2]

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16 (a) Evaluate 17 − 5 × 3 + 1.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Express 0.82 as a percentage.

Answer (b) ................................. % [1]

17 (a)
Paris to Creil Paris to Creil
Adult 25 euros Child 17.50 euros

During a visit to France, a family took a train from Paris to Creil.

The cost of an adult ticket was 25 euros and the cost of a child ticket was 17.50 euros.

(i) How much did it cost for a family of 2 adults and 3 children?

Answer (a)(i) ...................... euros [1]

(ii) Express the cost of a child ticket as a percentage of the cost of an adult ticket.

Answer (a)(ii) .......................... % [2]

(b)
Creil to Clermont Creil to Clermont
Adult 25 euros Child 12 euros

At Creil the family changed trains and travelled to Clermont.

The cost of a child ticket was 12 euros.
The cost of a child ticket was 60% of the cost of an adult ticket.
What was the cost of an adult ticket?

Answer (b) .......................... euros [2]

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18 (a) Evaluate 10 – 8 ÷ 2 + 3.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Find 20% of 60 cm.

Answer (b) ................................ cm [1]

19 (a) In a town, 11 000 people out of the total population of 50 000 are aged under 18.

What percentage of the population is aged under 18?

Answer (a) ................................. % [1]

(b) A company employing 1200 workers increased the number of workers by 15%.

How many workers does it now employ?

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

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20 (a) Express 60% as a fraction, giving your answer in its lowest terms.

Answer (a) ....................................... [1]

(b) The mass of a jar and its contents is 1.6 kg.

The contents have a mass of 875 grams.

Calculate the mass, in grams, of the jar.

Answer (b) ................................. g [1]

21 (a) Express 0.000 070 6 in standard form.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) A house was bought for $20 000 and sold for $50 000.

Calculate the percentage profit.

profit profit 100 30008

x

orig old
150

Answer (b) ..................................% [1]

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22 In a sale, a shopkeeper reduced the marked price of his goods by 20%.

(a) The marked price of a book was $20.

Calculate its price in the sale.

1002 80 2
MARKED SALE 8
41
K
80
20
x 16

16
Answer (a) $ ................................... [1]

(b) The price of a camera in the sale was $60.

Calculate its marked price.

802 60 100

MARKED SALE K

g
3 25
x
Camera X 60 75
x

Answer (b) $ ................................... [2]

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23 (a) Express 18% as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) Write down an irrational number between 3 and 4.

Answer ........................................ [1]

1 1
24 (a) It is given that !n! .
5 4
Write down a decimal value of n that satisfies this inequality.

Answer ........................................ [1]

48
(b) Express as a percentage.
60

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

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25 (a) Imran is paid $16 per hour.

(i) One week he works 35 hours.

Calculate the amount he is paid for the week.

Answer $...................................... [1]

(ii) Imran is paid 20% extra per hour for working at weekends.

Work out the total amount Imran is paid for working 4 hours at the weekend.

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

(b) The exchange rate between pounds and dollars is £1 = $1.80.

Anna converts $270 into pounds.

Calculate the number of pounds Anna receives.

Answer £...................................... [2]

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26 (a) Write the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

7 2
0.67 9 3 66 %

Answer ............... , ............... , ............... , ............... [1]

smallest

(b) During one month, the volume of perfume in a bottle decreased from 5 ml to 4 ml.

Calculate the percentage decrease.

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

27 The length of a rectangle is 8 cm.

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It is increased by 150%.

Calculate the new length. 1002 250 8

x
259 29
250 2 20
length 8 X

Answer ................................. cm [2]

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28 (a) Evaluate 8 – 5 × 4 + 3.

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Express 1.03 as a percentage of 1.

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

29 (a) The profits of a company were $5 million in 2009 and $8 million in 2010.

Find the percentage increase in profits from 2009 to 2010.

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

(b) Another company had an income of $20 million in 2008.

In 2009 this income decreased by 10%.
In 2010 the income increased by 15% from the 2009 income.

Find the income in 2010.

Answer $ ........................ million [2]

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30 (a) Express 72% as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Write down two fractions that are equivalent to 0.4 .

Answer ............... and ............... [1]

31 (a) The price of a television is $350.

In a sale, its price is reduced by 30%.

Calculate the sale price of the television.

Answer $ ................................... [1]

(b) The exchange rate between dollars and euros is $1 = €0.80 .

Ben changes $275 into euros.

Calculate the number of euros Ben receives.

Answer € ................................... [1]

(c) Aisha buys a new car.

Cash price Credit terms

$4500 Deposit: 25% of cash price

+
12 monthly payments of $320

She buys the car using the credit terms.

How much more than the cash price will she pay overall for the car?

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

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32 (a) Alice and Brenda share $300 so that Alice’s share : Brenda’s share = 3 : 7.

How much more does Brenda receive than Alice?

Answer $ .................................. [1]

(b) Find the simple interest on $200 for 4 years at 2% per year.

Answer $ .................................. [1]

33 (a) Complete the statement in the answer space using one of these symbols.

G 1 = 2 H

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Answer 0.65 ............................... [1]
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(b) Express 7% as a decimal.

Answer ............................................ [1]

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34 Ahmed pays a total of $81 for wood, paint and a

hammer.
(a) The amounts he pays for the wood, paint and hammer are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2.

Calculate how much Ahmed pays for the hammer.

Answer $ .......................................... [1]

(b) When Ahmed paid $81 he had received a 10% discount on the normal price.

Calculate the normal price.

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

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35 (a) Sofia earns $7�60 for each hour she works�

She starts work at 7�45 a�m� and finishes at 4�30 p�m�
She stops work for half an hour for lunch�

How much does she earn for the day?

Answer $ ������������������������������������������ [2]

(b) Marlon earns $1500 each month�

He pays rent of $525 each month�

Find the amount he pays in rent as a percentage of his earnings�

Answer ����������������������������������������% [1]

36 (a) Evaluate 0.02 # 1.2 .

Answer ................................................ [1]

(b) Arrange these values in order of size, starting with the smallest.
2
22% 0.2
9

Answer ........................ , ......................... , ........................ [1]

smallest
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37 (a) Express the ratio 30 minutes to 2 14 hours in its lowest terms.

Give your answer in the form m : n, where m and n are integers.

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

(b) Find the simple interest on $200 for 4 years at 0.6% per year.

Answer $ .............................................. [1]

38 (a) A television priced at $500 is sold for $400.

Find the percentage discount.

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

(b) Tax on the original price of a radio is charged at 20% of the original price.
After tax was included, a customer paid $60 for the radio.

Calculate the tax charged.

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

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39 (a) Dwayne buys a camera for $90.

He sells the camera for $126.

Calculate his percentage profit.

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

(b) The price of a computer was $375.

In a sale, the price was reduced by 15%.

Calculate the reduction in the price of the computer.

Answer $ .......................................................... [1]

(c) The exchange rate between euros and dollars is €1 = $1.25 .

(i) Convert €180 to dollars.

Answer $ .......................................................... [1]

(ii) Convert $500 to euros.

Answer € .......................................................... [1]

40 (a) Write 3% as a fraction.

Answer ......................................... [1]

(b) Work out 90 - 16 ' 2 .

Answer ......................................... [1]

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41 A shopkeeper sells fruit at the prices shown in the table below.

Oranges 35 cents each

Apples $2.40 per kg
Melons $1.85 each

(a) Sabah buys 750 g of apples and one melon.

Calculate how much she pays.

Answer $ ..................................... [1]

(b) The shopkeeper buys

100 oranges for $25,
50 kg of apples for $80 and
20 melons for $15.

He sells all of these oranges, apples and melons at the prices shown in the table.

Calculate his percentage profit.

Answer ..................................... % [3]

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42 (a) Luisworksinanoffice.
Fornormaltimeheispaid$8perhour.
Half 4
Forovertimeheispaidthesamerateasnormaltimeplusanextra50%.
Onemonthheworks140hoursnormaltimeand10hoursovertime.

Workouthowmuchheispaidforthatmonth’swork.

Normal 81 overtime 88 84 812 Total 1120

140
Hours
Rafe x8
Hours
Rate
10
x 12 412
1120 120
Answer$........................................ [2]

(b) Sarainvests$240inanaccountthatpays3%peryearsimpleinterest.
Sheleavesthemoneyintheaccountfor5years.

WorkouthowmuchmoneySarahasattheendof5years.

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

43 (a) A trader buys 7 items for $4.10 each and 5 items for $6.40 each.
He sells all of them for $10 each.

Calculate his profit.

Answer $ ................................................. [1]

(b) Find the simple interest on $450 for 5 years at 4% per annum.

Answer $ ................................................. [1]

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44 Complete the table.

Fraction Decimal Percentage

1
2 = 0.5 = 50%

3
20 = =
.......................... ..........................

= = 62.5%
.......................... ..........................

[2]

1
45 (a) Express 32 2 % as a fraction in its simplest form.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(b) Arrange these values in order of size, starting with the smallest.
9 7
0.38 0.4
25 20

Answer .................... , ..................... , ..................... , ................... [1]

smallest
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46 (a) One kilogram of tea costs $16.

Calculate the cost of 300 grams of tea.

Answer $ ....................................... [1]

(b) Find the simple interest on $400 for 3 years at 2% per annum.

Answer $ ....................................... [1]

47 (a) The total cost of 3 pencils is $1.23 .

Find the total cost of 5 pencils.

Answer $ ....................................... [1]

(b) Arrange the following in order, starting with the smallest.

. 3
74% -0.7 0.7 -
4

Answer .................... , ..................... , ..................... , ................... [1]

smallest
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48 (a) Rani has $240.

5
She spends of this on a new phone.
8
Work out the cost of the phone.

Answer $ ......................................... [1]

(b) Anna invests $150 in an account that pays simple interest. interestfor
types She leaves the money in the account for 4 years.
At the end of 4 years she has $162.
interest one year 100

Work out the rate of simple interest paid per year. orig old
0
In Tears Eh IIE x

150 162
2
Total interest 162 150 812
4 Years Answer ....................................... % [2]

Interest a 3
for year