WS14 Percentages

Date: ______/______/ 2009 MarksWorksheet 14: Percentages1 Basic

Jack and Jill want to buy some towels.A store displays the following signs.Who is correct, Jack or Jill?Show working to explain your answer.Solution:2525% off Jan sale price = 40%10010%Total sale off the original price = (6010)%70%Jill is correct.

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[Cedar Girl’s Sec School/2008]Ans: Jill

2 Basic

Given that

p

is 20% of

q

, find the value of

q p

4, expressing your answer as a fractionin its lowest terms.Solution:20%151544120

pqqq pqq

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[Anglican High School / 2008]Ans:201

3 Basic

Each year, the Wild Wild Wet Theme Park invites its visitors to vote for theirfavourite thrill ride in the theme park. In 2006, there were 460 000 visitors and 91000 of them voted. The number who voted in 2007 was 40% more than in 2006. If there were 390 000 visitors in 2007, calculate the number of visitors who did not votein 2007.Solution:Number of voters in 2007 =14091000100

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= 127 400Number of visitors who did not vote in 2007 = 390 000 – 127400= 262 600[Anglican High School / 2007]Ans: 262 600

4 Basic

(a) An art dealer bought a painting for $8,400 and sold it for $11,088. Calculatehis earnings as a percentage.(b) During a sale, the art dealer reduced the price of his paintings by 16%.Calculate the normal selling price of a painting which was priced at $21,000during the sale.Solution:11 0888400(a) His earnings = 100%840032%100(b) Normal selling price = $2100084$25000

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[Bukit Panjang Government High School / 2008]Ans: (a) 32% (b) $25 000

5 Basic

The cost of a computer is $1200.(a)

At what price must a person sell it to make a profit of 20%?(b)

At what price must a person advertise it if he is to give a 20% discount onthe advertised price and still make a profit of 20% on the cost price?Solution:120(a) Selling price = $1200100$1440100(b) Advertised price = $144080$1800

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[Catholic High School / 2007]Ans: (a) $1 440 (b) $1 800