Practice Worksheet : 4 Name: _______________________

Date : ____ / ____ / ___________

Grade : IGCSE - I
Roll No.: _____
Subject : MATHS Teacher’s Signature: ___________
Topic : NUMBERS & MENSURATION

1.
The length of a rectangle is increased by 35% and the width is decreased by 20%. Calculate the percent
change in the area of the rectangle.

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2.
A car travelled 450 km in 10 hours. The average speed of first 100 km was 50 km/h. What was the average
speed for the remaining part of the journey?

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3.
The scale of a map is 1:20000000.

On the map, the distance between A and B is 15 cm.

i)
Calculate the distance, in kilometres, between A and B.

ii)
On the map the area of the pond is 10 sq.cm. Calculate the actual area of the pond in square
kilometres.

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 4.
An article is sold at a 15% loss for $ 340.75. Calculate the cost price

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5.
The cost of a house is $ 45000. For it's payment, 25% of it is done in cash which Sam had and for rest of the
amount loan was borrowed @ 7.2% p.a. for 5 years.

i)
Calculate the amount borrowed as loan.

ii)
Find the amount to be paid for the repayment of the loan, if interest is compounded annually.

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6.
A meal on a boat cost 6 austria euros (€) or 11.5 Brunei dollars ($).

In which country does the meal cost less, on a day when the exchange rate is € 1 = $ 1.9037?
Write down all the steps in your working.

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A car is bought for £1500 but depreciates in value at the rate of 8% per year.

a. Calculate how much the car is worth after 2 years.

b. What is the total depreciation of the car after two years, expressed as a percentage?

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8.
How long will it take to earn $500 simple interest, investing $8500 at 4.25% p.a.?

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9.
Rick bought 3 shirts for $18 each, 2 pair of socks for $3.99 a pair, and a pair of slacks for $45.00. The sales
tax rate is 8.5%. How much did he pay?

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 10.
Jim bought a Bag for $1240 and sold it for $1147. Find the loss and loss percent.

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11.
A flooring tile has the shape of a parallelogram whose base is 24 cm and the corresponding height is 10 cm.
How many such tiles are required to cover a floor of area 1080 m2 ?

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12.
If the area of a trapezium is 28 cm and one of its parallel sides is 6 cm, find the other parallel side if its
altitude is 4 cm.

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