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Mathematics
Name: （ ） Time allowed: 35 minutes

Class: Full marks: 100

Date:

(This test is designed for students of lower academic achievement.)

Chapter Three Percentages (1)

1. (a) What is 85% of 1 200?
11
(b) Express as a percentage.
20
(c) Express 96.5% as a decimal.
(15 marks)

2. Find the value of x if

(a) x% of 135 equals 45,
56
(b) x + 20% = .
5
(12 marks)
3. (a) If 140 is decreased by 25%, find the new value.
(b) If 25 is increased to 60, find the percentage increase.
(16 marks)

4. Complete the following table.

Cost price Profit Loss Selling price Profit % or Loss%

(a) $300 $75
(b) $145 $29
(c) $38.50 $93.50
(21 marks)
5. If a car was bought at $25 000 and sold at a 30% profit, find its selling price.
(8 marks)

6. If there were 600 students in a school last year, and 72 students left the
school this year, find the percentage change in the number of students this year.
(8 marks)

7. Given that the marked price of a washing machine is $3 230 and a discount of
5% is given on it, find the selling price.
(8 marks)

8. John deposits a sum of $54 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate of 6% p.a. Find
the amount that he will get after 5 years.
(12 marks)

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Solutions

85
1. (a) 85% of 1 200 = 1 200 ×
100
= 1 020
11 11
(b) = × 100%
20 20

= 55%

(c)

Alternatively,
1
96.5% = 96.5 ×
100
= 96.5 ÷ 100
= 0.965

2. (a) It is given that x% of 135 = 45

i.e. 135 × x% = 45
x
135 × = 45
100
x 100 100
× 135 × = 45 ×
100 135 135
100 1
x= or 33
3 3
56
(b) x + 20% =
5
56
x= − 20%
5
56 20
= −
5 100
56 1
= −
5 5
56 − 1
=
5
55
=
5
= 11
3. (a) New value = 140 × (1 − 25%)
 25 
= 140 × 1 − 
 100 
75
= 140 ×
100
= 105
60 − 25
(b) Percentage increase = × 100%
25
35
= × 100%
25
= 140%

4. (a) Selling price = $(300 + 75)

= $375
75
Profit % = × 100%
300
= 25%
(b) Selling price = $(145 − 29)
= $116
29
Loss % = × 100%
145
= 20%
(c) Cost price = $(93.50 − 38.50)
= $55
38.5
Profit % = × 100%
55
= 70%

Cost price Profit Loss Selling price Profit % or Loss %

(a) $300 $75 $375 25% (Profit)
(b) $145 $29 $116 20% (Loss)
(c) $55 $38.50 $93.50 70% (Profit)
5. Profit on selling the car = 30% of the cost price
= $(25 000 × 30%)
30
= $(25 000 × )
100
= $7 500
Therefore, selling price = $(25 000 + 7 500)
= $32 500

6. Change in the number of students = −72

− 72
Percentage change = × 100%
600

= − 12%

∴It is actually a percentage decrease of 12%.

7. Discount = $(3 230 × 5%)

 5 
= $ 3 230 × 
 100 
= $161.5
Therefore, the selling price of the washing machine = $(3 230 − 161.5)
= $3 068.5

54 000 × 6 × 5
8. Simple interest earned in 5 years = $
100
= $16 200
∴Amount that John will get after 5 years = $(54 000 + 16 200)
= $70 200