M070 Percentages

Type 1 – 6 Mixed Questions

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  1. Asma got 32 questions correct out of 36 in an exam. What percentage did she get correct? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

  1. A stereo originally cost Dh 850. Now it is Dh 765. What is the percent change in price?

  1. Mona spent 20 % of her money on a shopping trip. She

Spent Dh 95.

AHow much money did she have before the

Shopping trip?

BHow much money did she have left after the

Shopping trip?

  1. A plane ticket originally cost Dh 1500. The price of the ticket was increased by Dh 270. What is the percent change?

  1. In 1998 a telephone company made 72 000 telephones. This was 9000 less than in 1995.

AHow many phones were made in 1995?

BWhat was the percentage change to the nearest whole number?

  1. In August 1998, a shop sold 75 pineapples. In January 1999, it sold 7 more pineapples. Calculate the percent change in the number of pineapples sold. Round your answer to one decimal place.

  1. A school had 320 students. The number of students increases by 15%. How many students are there after the increase?

  1. The price of a car is reduced by Dh 3600. The price reduction is 12%.

AWhat is the original price of the car?

BWhat is the new price of the car?

  1. The price of a car is reduced to Dh 4400. The price reduction is 12%.

AWhat is the original price of the car?

BHow much is the reduction?

  1. 200 people were surveyed. 50 of the people surveyed did not own a microwave.

AHow many of the people surveyed owned a microwave?

BWhat percentage of the people surveyed owned a microwave?

  1. A washing machine is discounted by Dh 144. . This is a reduction of 12%.

AHow much is the original price of the washing machine?

AWhat is the sale-price of the washing machine?

  1. Aisha earns Dh 8200 each month at her job. After one year she gets a 6% increase in salary. What is her monthly salary after the increase?

  1. Ali gets a 8% pay rise. His monthly salary after the increase in AED 10 260. What was Ali’s monthly salary before the increase?

  1. Rent for a villa in Dubai is AED 65 000 each month. The rent is decreased by 4%. What is the new monthly rent?

  1. 240 computers at FWC are made by Gateway. This is 60 % of the total number of computers at FWC.

AWhat is the total number of computers at FWC?

BHow many computers at FWC are not made by Gateway?

  1. Omar decided to go on a diet when he weighed 92 kilograms. After one year he weighed 15% less. How much weight did he lose?

  1. Ali received a 8% increase in his salary. His new salary is AED 9720. What was his salary before the increase?

  1. The price of a meal at Gulf Restaurant is reduced to

Dh 51. The discount is Dh 9. What is the rate of discount?

  1. This year Soaad earns Dh 9095 per month. This is 7% more than she earned last year. What was her monthly salary last year?

  1. The price of a camera is discounted by 15% during a sale. The price of the camera during the sale is AED 1020. What was the price of the camera before the sale?

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