Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Money

Money — practice question

Below is an extract from a café menu. Item - Price Tea $2.40 Coffee $2.80 Fruit juice $1.85 Pizza $4.15 Vegetable pasty $3.60 Chicken curry $5.20 Ice cream $2.80 Cake $3.25 Yoghurt $1.40
(a)[3]

Jenna buys 3 coffees and 2 cakes. Work out the total amount she spends.

(b)[3]

Determine the greatest number of pizzas Harry can buy with $20. Find the change he gets from a $20 note.

(c)[2]

Priti’s meal costs $7.60. She leaves the waitress 15% extra as a service tip. Work out the total amount she pays.

(d)[2]

Elena and Maria work as waitresses in the café. One day they receive $96 for service. They divide the $96 in the ratio Elena : Maria = 3 : 1. Work out the amount Elena gets.

(e(i))[2]

Find how many hours the café is open in one week.

(e(ii))[3]

During opening hours the café needs 3 people on duty. Each person works 36 hours in a week. Find how many people the café needs in a week.

(f)[3]

The café owner pays rent. The monthly rent is $6.40 for each square metre of floor area. The floor area is $72.5\text{ m}^2$. Calculate the total rent the café owner pays in one year.

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