8test QN Percentages Rates Ratios

Australian Curriculum Sample Questions CEOWA
Test Questions
Year: 8
Topic: Percentages Rates Ratios
(Including profit and loss)
Non-Calculator assessment
Strand: Number and Algebra
Substrand: Real Numbers

Non-Calculator Questions
Question 1 [4 marks]
Find 10% of the following amounts, rounding appropriately as necessary:
(a) $15.00 [1]
(b) $87.50 [1]
(c) $0.40 [1]
(d) $2268.38 [1]
Find 1% of the following amounts, rounding appropriately as necessary:
(a) $55.00 [1]
(b) $3.90 [1]
(c) $11000.00 [1]
(d) $5891.27 [1]

Calculate the following. Show your working to achieve full marks.
(a) 11% of $50.00 [2]
(b) 5% of $67.00 [2]
(c) 3% of $18.00 [2]
(d) 23% of $85.00 [4]
A drill in “Big Mine Supplies” store is marked as $855.00 plus GST. If GST is 10%,
what is the full cost of the drill? [2]
Jack’s telephone bill is $187.56. The bill states that if Jack does not pay it on time,
then a 5% extra charge will apply. If Jack does not pay in time, what does he have
to pay in total? [3]
Jessica put $287.00 into a bank account in January. The bank payed her 3%
interest on her money in April, and another 3% on the money in her account in July.
(a) How much interest did Jessica receive in April? [2]
(b) If Jessica left the interest paid in April in her account, and the bank paid the
July interest on the total in her account, how much interest did she receive
in July? [3]
For the diagram above, write the following ratios:
(a) shaded parts : unshaded parts [1]
(b) shaded parts : total parts [1]
(c) total parts : shaded parts [1]
Rewrite the following ratios in simplest form:
(a) 5 : 10 [1]
(b) 9 : 27 [1]
(c) 6 : 9 [1]
(d) 16 : 28 [1]
Complete the following equivalent ratios:
(a) 2 : 3 = 8 : _____ [1]
(b) 1 : 5 = _____ : 15 [1]
(c) 7 : 10 = 28 : _____ [1]
(d) 3 : 5 = 24 : _____ [1]
Find the value of x in each of the following:
(a) x : 4 = 5 : 2 [1]
(b) 7 : x = 28 : 16 [1]
Determine if the following ratios are equivalent. Justify your answer with working.
(a) 3 : 5 and 6 : 10 [1]
(b) 2 : 7 and 3 : 8 [1]
(c) 2 : 9 and 8 : 32 [1]
(d) 4 : 16 and 5 : 20 [1]
A raffle has a first prize of $400. Jack and Peter win it, and divide the winnings in
the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?
A farm has 1 dog for every 5 cows, and 3 cows for every 7 sheep.
(a) Write a ratio for dog : cow : sheep using whole numbers only. [2]
(b) If there are 9 dogs on the farm, how many sheep are there? [2]
Brendan, Toby, Jed and Ben all put in money for a lottery ticket. Amazingly, their
ticket won the first prize of $500. Brendan wants to split the money equally, but
Toby argues that since they put in different amounts, they should share it according
to how much each put in. If Brendan put in $3, Toby put in $5, Jed put in $5 and
Ben put in $7, how much should each get if they agree with Toby?
A right angled triangle has side lengths in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. If the longest side of
the triangle is 40cm, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
Write the following in simplest whole number form:

1
(a) 3
:5 [1]
3 2
(b) :
4 3
[2]
1 3
(c) 3
:5:
4
[3]
3
When cooking a batch of Anzac biscuits, Elizabeth noticed that the recipe used
4
of a cup of coconut to every 2 tablespoons of Golden Syrup. The batch made 30
biscuits. Elizabeth has a total of 9 cups of coconut, and 20 tablespoons of Golden
Syrup left to make biscuits for the local RSL.
(a) Which ingredient, coconut or Golden Syrup, will limit the amount of biscuits
she can make? Justify your answer with calculations. [3]
(b) What is the maximum number of biscuits she can make? [1]
A store is having a “25% off everything” sale. Laini buys a hat marked at $22.00
and three shirts marked at $12.00 each. If the discount is calculated at the
checkout, how much does Laini have to pay?
Jason’s car insurance bill is priced at $660.00. Jason reads further down the bill to
find that he gets a 65% no-claim discount. How much does Jason need to pay?
A skateboard is marked at $120.00. Brendan manages to convince the store owner

to sell him the skateboard for $96.00. What percentage discount did Brendan get?
A motorbike store uses a fixed profit margin of 22%. If they purchase a bike for
$8100, how much should it be sold for?

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Australian Curriculum Sample Questions CEOWA

Substrand: Real Numbers

Find 10% of the following amounts, rounding appropriately as necessary:

(a) $15.00 [1]

(b) $87.50 [1]

(c) $0.40 [1]

(d) $2268.38 [1]

Find 1% of the following amounts, rounding appropriately as necessary:

(a) $55.00 [1]

(b) $3.90 [1]

(c) $11000.00 [1]

(d) $5891.27 [1]

Calculate the following. Show your working to achieve full marks.

(a) 11% of $50.00 [2]

(b) 5% of $67.00 [2]

(c) 3% of $18.00 [2]

(d) 23% of $85.00 [4]

(a) How much interest did Jessica receive in April? [2]

For the diagram above, write the following ratios:

(a) shaded parts : unshaded parts [1]

(b) shaded parts : total parts [1]

(c) total parts : shaded parts [1]

Rewrite the following ratios in simplest form:

Complete the following equivalent ratios:

(a) 2 : 3 = 8 : _____ [1]

(b) 1 : 5 = _____ : 15 [1]

(c) 7 : 10 = 28 : _____ [1]

(d) 3 : 5 = 24 : _____ [1]

Find the value of x in each of the following:

(a) 3 : 5 and 6 : 10 [1]

(b) 2 : 7 and 3 : 8 [1]

(c) 2 : 9 and 8 : 32 [1]

(d) 4 : 16 and 5 : 20 [1]

Write the following in simplest whole number form:

A skateboard is marked at $120.00. Brendan manages to convince the store owner

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