TOPIC 6 Percentages 1. (a) Ina 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) ....-. (b) A company employing 1200 workers increased the number of workers by 15%. How many workers does it now employ? c UO ([dune/2010/P 12/03] Answer (b) 2, Ina 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. Answer (a) $ (b) The price of a camera in the sale was $60. Calculate its marked price. Answer (b) . 2] ([Now/2010/P12/Q15] 3. During one month, the volume of perfume in a bottle decreased from 5 ml to 4 ml, Calculate the percentage decrease. Answer -% U1) {[Nov/2011/P 11/03(b)) 1Z0Z/8Z/LO (Ld) SoneWeUIEN PeyIsseIOIO V9OL Mathematics P1 4, The length of a rectangle is 8 cm It is increased by 150%, Calculate the new length, 5. (a) The profits of a company were $5 million in 2009 and $8 million in 2010. (b) Answer Find the percentage increase in profits from 2009 to 2010. Answer .. 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. Topic 6 Percentages @ Page 2 em [2] [Nov/2011/P 12/912] .% [1] Answer $ million [2] [June/2012/P 11/016] 6. (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 $ . fl) (b) 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 $ B) [une/2012/P 12/924(a,c)}OL Mathematics PA Topic 6 Percemages © Page 3 7. A photo is 10 em long. It is enlarged so that all dimensions are increased by 20%. (a) Find the length of the enlarged photo. ANSWEP sosseeesseesevees [I] (b) Find the ratio of the area of the enlarged photo to the area of the original photo. Give your answer in the form k: 1 Answer x 1 [2] [dune/2013/P 12/011] 8. (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] [Nov/2013/P 11/09] 9. (a) Dwayne buys a camera for $90. He sells the camera for $126. Calculate his percentage profit. Answer .. . wt (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 $ aanziane (00) [June/2014/P 12/Q16(a,b)]OL Mathematics P1 Topic 6 Percemages @ Page 4 10, Express 33% as a fraction Answer oo ae Oo) [dune/2015/P 11/03(a)] 11, (a) Find 110% of 70. Answer... (b) When new, a car was worth $15 000. After one year it was worth $12 000. Calculate the percentage reduction in its value. AMSWEP ore aoe % [2] [Now/2017/P 12/017] 12. (a) Cecil bought a camera for $120. After two years he sold it for $90. Calculate the percentage loss. Answer. . % [1] (b) Some money is shared between Miriam and Nina in the ratio 2 : 3, What percentage of the total money shared does Miriam receive? ~% (I) [June/2018/P 12/Q2(a,6)] Answer 13. During one year, the mass of a child increased from 25 kg to 30 kg. Calculate the percentage increase in the mass. soon % [2] [Nov/2018/P 11/04] ANSWEROL. Mathematics PA Topic 6 Percentages Page § 14. (a) Write 0.09 as a percentage. . % (1) (b) Evaluate 75% of 3 oe ey) [June/2019/P 11/04] 15. Daniel earns $760 each month. He pays 15% of his earings in tax. Calculate the amount of money Daniel has each month after paying tax. 2] [June/2019/P 12/Q6(a)] 16, Amir buys a camera for $250 and sells it for $200. Calculate his percentage loss. is - % (2) [Nov/2019/P 11/0 10(a)]OL Mathematics P1 Topic 6 - Answers Page 1 ANSWERS Topic 6 - Percentages a 11000 199 = 10 - 299%, () S900 100-5 = 22% (b) No. of workers = 1200+ 75 x 1200 = 1380 2. @) Sale price = 80%xS20 = 87 «$20 =$16 (©) 80% — $60 60%100 100% — 00% — $F =$75 3. Percentage decrease = >=4100=20% 150 4 ON =8+(150x8)=20 om. lew length 34(152 8) 20 em. 5. (a) Percentage increase = © i 55.100 = 60% 90 - (b) or (b) Income in 2009 = 755 x$20 million =$18million Income in 2o10-sis( 5x18) =$20.7 million ice =$350-$350x 20. = Sale price = $350-$350x 55 = S245 (b) Deposit = a 4500 =81125 12 monthly payments = 12x$320 = $3840 Total amount on credit terms = $1125 +83840 = $4965 Aisha pays, $4965 ~ $4500 = $465 more. 7. @) Enlarged length =10-+( 27 x10) = 12cm Area of enlarged photo (2)- (©) Area of original photo (10 clad required ratio = 1.44 :1 10. u. 12, 13. 14, 15. 16. 500-400 500 I price = $60 (a) 100 = 20% (b) % discount = 120% of ori 100% of original price = $$ x100=$50 :. Value of tax = $10 $126-$90 S120 SPE «100 = 40%. sone oe Reduction in price =15% of $375 ealsn = = 799 %8375= $56.25 (a) % profit = (b) 1s 3 3-15 23 Sane 4x100 80 %x70 = 110. 79= (@) 110% x70= 795% 70=77 15000-12000 15000 $120-$90 $120 (b)_ % reduction = x100= 20% (a) Percentage loss = 100 = 25% (6) Miriam share = 2x 100= 40% 30-25 190 =20% Percentage inerease = 2 25 (a) 0.09x100=9% 3 (b) 75% of $= (b) of 5 15% x $760 = $114 <. Daniel gets, $760-$114=$646 250-200 35) *100= 20% . Percentage loss =