Percentages

Express $3\frac{3}{4}\%$ as a fraction in its simplest terms.

May/June 2015

Luis works in an office. He gets $\$8$ per hour for normal time. For overtime, he is paid the normal rate plus an extra $50\%$. In one month, he works $140$ hours of normal time and $10$ hours of overtime. Work out how much he is paid for that month's work.

May/June 2015

Last year, a furniture salesman received $36200$.

May/June 2015

A retailer purchases some plates from a manufacturer at $12$ per plate.

May/June 2016

Every year, the Reds and the Blues face each other in a baseball match. In 2014, the match had 40 500 tickets sold. By 2015, ticket sales were 2.4% higher than they had been in 2014.

May/June 2016

Amira’s income in 2016 was $\$36\,720$.

May/June 2017

The table presents the populations, rounded to the nearest thousand, for a selection of countries.

May/June 2017

Leah works for 5 days each week and gets a total of $682$. On each day, she works from 0845 to 1215 and then again from 1315 to 1730. Calculate Leah’s hourly rate of pay.

May/June 2018

Each month, Daniel receives $\$760$. He gives $15\%$ of this income as tax. Calculate how much money Daniel has left each month after tax is paid.

May/June 2019

During 2017, Lauren’s monthly income came to $1800.

May/June 2019

The table below gives the admission cost for a zoo visit.

May/June 2019

During a sale, a coat's price is cut by $25\%$, and the sale price becomes $\$120$.

May/June 2021

An electric drill costs $78$. During a sale, its price is cut by $15\%$. Calculate the sale price.

May/June 2021

In 2020, Frederick’s car had running costs of $5200. Insurance took up 28% of the running cost. Maintenance accounted for $\frac{3}{25}$ of the running cost. $740 of the running cost was used for tax. Whatever was left from the running cost was spent on petrol.

May/June 2022

The price of mailing a letter was 84 cents in 2021. In 2022, it increases to 96 cents. Mailing a letter costs 96 cents. A 15% discount is given when monthly postage is more than $1000.

May/June 2022

Filomena starts work at 10.45 am on Monday. She works for another 2 hours 50 minutes. Find the time she finishes work on Monday.

May/June 2023

A shop purchases some fruit. The table displays the bill for this fruit.

May/June 2023

Ahmed places $\$4000$ into an account paying simple interest at $1.5\%$ each year.

May/June 2024

A basketball match ticket costs $67.60$.

May/June 2024

The dollar exchange rate is $\$1 = 4.19$ MYR, while for Pakistani Rupees it is $\$1 = 179.12$ PKR. Determine the exchange rate from Malaysian Ringgits to Pakistani Rupees.

May/June 2024

During a sale, a shop cuts every price by $20\%$.

May/June 2025

Calculate $70\%$ of $120$.

May/June 2025

Tim places $2500$ in a bank account that earns simple interest at $2.3\%$ per year. What total amount will be in the bank after $4$ years?

Oct/Nov 2015

Fatima and Mohammed purchase new bikes.

Oct/Nov 2015

During 2016, a television costs $1995$.

Oct/Nov 2016

The basic price for the 2016 version of a car is $21000. Sayeed and Rasheed both purchase this same model of car.

Oct/Nov 2016

Jasmine is paid $12.50 for every hour she works. She works 38 hours each week. Her pay is increased by 6%. Calculate how much Jasmine earns in total each week after the increase.

Oct/Nov 2017

Sara purchases a brand-new car. Its cash price is $4500. She may pay for it by using option A or option B.

Oct/Nov 2017

Write $17\frac{1}{2}\%$ as a fraction in lowest terms.

Oct/Nov 2018

Over the course of one year, a child’s mass rose from $25\,\text{kg}$ to $30\,\text{kg}$.

Oct/Nov 2018

Dina runs a clothes shop.

Oct/Nov 2018

Kamal’s pay, savings and currency conversions.

Oct/Nov 2018

Amir purchases a camera for $250 and later sells it for $200. Calculate his percentage loss.

Oct/Nov 2019

Tanya is the owner of a small business.

Oct/Nov 2019

Sandra purchases a vase for $\$40$ and later sells it for $\$200$. Calculate her percentage profit.

Oct/Nov 2020

A holiday lasting 7 nights Price: $340 for each person 8% discount is available if the booking is made before 31 March On 15 February, Naseem books this holiday for 2 people.

Oct/Nov 2020

A question on money, percentage change, exchange rates, and interest.

Oct/Nov 2020

Calculate $45\%$ of $30$.

Oct/Nov 2021

Over one year, the bicycle’s value fell from $\$200$ to $\$160$. Calculate the percentage decrease in the bicycle’s value.

Oct/Nov 2021

In October, Sara pays $84.25$ for water. An added tax of $8\%$ is charged on this amount. Calculate the total amount Sara pays for water in October including tax.

Oct/Nov 2021

Jasmine purchases a family holiday in India. The information below gives the cost.

Oct/Nov 2021

Work out $45\%$ of $\$1.20$.

Oct/Nov 2022

Abid is employed in an office for 5 days every week.

Oct/Nov 2022

The population of a town is $36\,400$. $23\%$ of the population are aged $18$ and under. Work out the number of people in the town aged over $18$.

Oct/Nov 2023

A laptop is priced at $\$800$. In a sale, its price is cut by $15\%$.

Oct/Nov 2024

A shirt is priced at $24. During a sale, the price is cut by 15%.

Oct/Nov 2025

Thomas is employed in a shop. His wage is $12 for every hour he works. He also receives a bonus equal to 5% of the value of the items he sells. On one day, Thomas works 5 hours. His total pay, including the bonus, is $82.

Oct/Nov 2025

John puts $240 into an account that earns simple interest at a rate of 2.35% per year.

Oct/Nov 2025