Progress Exercise 3
Progress Exercise 3
Progress Exercise 3
3
Percentage and Inequalities
1. Graph the intervals given by the following inequalities on the number lina :
(a) x> 2
(b) x< 25
(c) x>4
(d) x 1,5
(e) 4 x
(f) 60< x
2. Solve the following inequalities, stating the solution in words. Graph the inequality on the number
line.
(a) x25>7
(b) 5<2 x+15
25
(c) <10
x
x x 17
(d) +
2 3 6
(e) 3 x29 7 x +11
3. Calculate: (a) 12% of 5432,7 ; (b) 85% of 23,65 ; (c) 11,5% of 6,5
12
(a) 5432,7 = 651,92
100
85
(b) 23,65=20,10
100
11,5
(c) 6,5=0,75
100
4. A fast food chain proposes to increase the basic hourly rate of pay by 14%. If the present rate is
5,65 hour, calculate: (a) the increase in the hourly rate: (b) the new hourly rate
14
(a) 5,65=0,79
100
(b) 5,65 + 0,79 = 6,44
5. The 2016 price of a basic computer will be 35% lower than the 2013 price. If the 2016 price is
910,
calculate the price in 2013.
35
(a) 910=318,5
100
(b) 910 318,5 = 591,5
6. A company which produces printers proposes to increase its output by 6% each week. Calculate the
companys projected output for the next three weeks (to the nearest whole printer) if the present
output is 720 per week.
106
720=763
100
106
763=809
100
106
809=858
100
7. A company plans to phase out a particular model of car by reducing the output by 20% each week. If
the present output is 400 cars per week, calculate the number of cars to be produced per week over
the next six weeks.
8. The price of a new washing mavhine is 485 . The price includes a value added tax (VAT) of
21% of
the selling price. Calculate the price without VAT.
9. A retailer sell a TV 658. If the cost price was 480, calculate his profit as a percentage of the cost
price.
658 480 = 178
178
100 =27,05
658
10. A retailer sells a video recorder for 880. The price includes VAT at 21% and a profit of 34%.
Calculate the cost price of the recorder.
55
880=484
100
880 484 = 396
11. A retailer buys TVs for 425. He must then pay VAT at 21%. What price should he charge if he is
to make a profit of 25% of the cost price.
121
425 =514,25
100
125
514,25 =642,81
100
12. 154 students attend a maths lecture. If 22 students are absent, calculate the percentage of students
absent.
22
100 =14,29
154
15. (a) A large consignment of components from supplier A are known to contain 4% defectives. If a
batch of 8500 components is received, calculate:
(i) The proportion of defectives.
(ii) The number of defectives.
(b) Components from supplier B contain 2,5% defectives. If a batch of 12400 components are
received, calculate:
(i) The proportion of defectives
(ii) The number of defectives
(c) The batches of components from both suppliers are combined and sent to the production
department in an assembly plant.
(i) Calculate the number of defective components in the combined batch.
(ii) Calculate the percentage of defective components in the combined batch.