PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Increase 20 by 50%
2. Increase 100kg by 50%
3. Decrease 40 by 10%
4. Last year the number of students in TIA was 21,500. This year there was an
increase of 30%. How many students are there in TIA this year?
5. A refrigerator normally costs TZS 670,000. In a sale, the sale was reduced
by 15%. Determine the sale price of the refrigerator.
6. If 15% of a number is 10 find the number.
7. Which number is 20% less than 100?
8. Out of two numbers 20% of the greater number is equal to 40% of the
smaller one. If the difference of the two numbers is 100, find the numbers.
9. The monthly salary of Emma increased from TZS 600,000 to TZS 870,000.
Find the percentage change
10.Ben sells an item to John at a profit of 15%. John sells the item to Ken for
TZS 25,000 and makes a profit of 10%. At what price did Ben purchase the
item?
11.Tony has a monthly salary of TZS 1,000,000. He spends TZS 400,000 on
daily necessities and saves the rest. What percent of his monthly salary does
he save?
12.If a:b=2:3 and b:c=5:2, find a:b:c
13.The earnings of Lucy is TZS 600,000 every month and that of Anitha is TZS
12,000,000 per year. If they spend TZS 400,000 monthly, find the ratio of
their savings.
14.Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If the sum of numbers is 72, find the
numbers.
15.A shopkeeper sells 100kgs of sugar and gains the selling price of 20kgs of
sugar. If the selling price of 1kg is TZS 2,000 find the gain percentage