Year 10 F

Percentages and Interest

A

Name

1 Use <, > or = to make each statement correct.

3
76% >
4

1
1.5 >
5

0.025 < 23%

3 marks

2 Work out 23% of 540

124.2
________ 1 mark

3 Raymond earns £872 a month.

In March, he also receives a 12% bonus.
Calculate his total salary in March.

Award 2 marks for £976.64

Award 1 mark for complete method to increase £872 by 12% e.g. multiply
by 1.12 or find 12% and add on

976.64
£________ 2 marks
4 There is 500 ml of tea in a teapot.
Alex pours 275 ml of the tea into a cup.

What percentage of the tea has Alex poured into the cup?
A
Award 2 marks for 55%
275
Award 1 mark for correct method e.g. × 100 or equivalent
500

55%
________ 2 marks

5 Tia deposits £500 into a savings account.

The savings account pays 2.8% simple interest per year.
How much will she have in the account after 3 years?

Award 2 marks for £542

Award 1 mark for attempt to find 2.8% of 500 and multiply by 3

2 marks

542
£________
6 Dexter is saving for a new bike.
He has saved 80% of the cost of the bike so far.
He has saved £480
Calculate the cost of the bike.

Award 2 marks for £600

Award 1 mark for correct method e.g. 20% = £120
OR for 480 ÷ 0.8

600
£________ 2 marks
7 Jemima invests £15 000 for 5 years at 4.5% per annum compound interest.
How much interest does she earn?
Award 2 marks for £3,692.73
Award 1 mark for 15 000 × 1.0455 seen or implied A
OR correct step-by-step process to find total

3,692.73
£________
2 marks

8 A kitten weighs 120 grams when it is born.

The kitten’s weight increases by 11% every day for the first week after it is
born.
Joe says the kitten will more than double in weight during the first week.

Is Joe correct?
Show working to justify your answer.
Award 3 marks for Joe is correct/Yes supported by correct figures to
show more than double
Award 2 marks for 120 × 1.117 (or equivalent) seen or implied
Award 1 mark for correct method implied

3 marks
9 Annie, Tommy and Jack share some marbles.
Annie gets 25% of the marbles.
3

A
Jack gets of the marbles.
5

Show that the ratio of Annie’s marbles : Jack’s marbles : Tommy’s marbles is
5 : 12 : 3
Award 2 marks for 5 : 12 : 3 found and correct method seen
Award 1 mark for converting all three shares to percentages or
equivalent fractions

2 marks

Tommy says that they shared 45 marbles.

Explain why this can not be true.

Any clear explanation e.g. 45 ÷ 20 = 2.25, and 5 × 2.25 = 11.25 which is

not possible

1 mark