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    Percentage Problems 34 marks

    1. In a sale all the normal prices are reduced by 18%.


    In the sale Mandy pays 12.71 for a hat.

    Calculate the normal price of the hat.

    ..
    (Total 3 marks)

    2. Loft insulation reduces annual heating costs by 20%.


    After he insulated his loft, Curtleys annual heating cost was 520.

    Work out Curtleys annual heating cost would have been, if he had not insulated his loft.


    (Total 3 marks)

    3. Henry invests 4500 at a compound interest rate of 5% per annum.

    At the end of n complete years the investment has grown to 5469.78.

    Find the value of n.


    (Total 2 marks)

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    4. A company bought a van that had a value of 12 000
    Each year the value of the van depreciates by 25%.

    (a) Work out the value of the van at the end of three years.

    .......................
    (3)

    The company bought a new truck.


    Each year the value of the truck depreciates by 20%.
    The value of the new truck can be multiplied by a single number to find its value at the end of
    four years.

    (b) Find this single number as a decimal.

    ..........................
    (2)
    (Total 5 marks)

    5. Mario invests 2000 for 3 years at 5% per annum compound interest.

    Calculate the value of the investment at the end of 3 years.

    .
    (Total 3 marks)

    6. Bill invests 500 on 1st January 2004 at a compound interest rate of R% per annum.
    The value, V, of this investment after n years is given by the formula

    V = 500 (1.045)n

    (a) Write down the value of R.

    R =

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    (b) Use your calculator to find the value of Bills investment after 20 years.

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    (2)
    (Total 3 marks)

    7. Hajras weekly pay this year is 240


    This is 20% more than her weekly pay last year.

    Bill says This means Hajras weekly pay last year was 192.

    Bill is wrong,

    (a) Explain why.

    .....................................................................................................................................

    .....................................................................................................................................
    (1)

    (b) Work out Hajras weekly pay last year.

    .....................................
    (2)
    (Total 3 marks)

    8. In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 15%.


    The sale price of a CD player is 102

    Work out the normal price of the CD player.

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    (Total 3 marks)

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    9. In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 12%.
    The sale price of a DVD player is 242.

    Work out the normal price of the DVD player.


    (Total 3 marks)

    10. A garage sells cars.


    It offers a discount of 20% off the normal price for cash.

    Dave pays 5200 cash for a car.

    Calculate the normal price of the car.

    ..........................
    (Total 3 marks)

    11. In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 20%.

    SALE
    20% OFF

    Andrew bought a saddle for his horse in the sale.


    The sale price of the saddle was 220.

    Calculate the normal price of the saddle.


    (Total 3 marks)

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