Percentages
Write 45% as a decimal and a fraction in its simplest form
0.45, 9/20
Calculate the selling price of a $450 Blu-ray player reduced by 12%
$396
How much percent of an item is GST?
10%
Selling Price - Cost Price
Explain the unitary method in 2-3 sentences.
Find 1% by dividing by a percentage.
Multiply by the required percentage.
Which NRL Team won the Grand final in 2005
West Tigers
Find 20% of 84
16.8
Calculate the selling price of a $420 stereo that has been marked up by 50%
$630
An item cost $930 calculate the GST payable.
$93
Find the Percentage profit if $16 becomes $25
56.3%
If 6% of an amount of money is $30 , how much is the full amount of money?
$500
How many Stars are on the Australian Flag?
5
Express 8km as a percentage of 200m
4000%
Shop C and shop D purchase Extreme Game packages at a cost price of $60.
Shop C has a mark-up of $20 for retailers and shop D has a mark-up of 25%.
Calculate the selling price for the Extreme Game package at each shop.
Shop C $80
Shop D $75
Calculate the final price of an item worth $740 excluding GST
$814
Find the population percentage change when a town of 4000 becomes a town of 5000
25%
A necklace in a jewellery store has been discounted by 20% . If the sale price is $240 , what was the original price of the necklace?
$300
What colour is the black box in an airplane?
Orange
Four students completed four different tests. Their results were:
Maeheala: 33 out of 38 marks
Wasim: 16 out of 21 marks
Francesca: 70 out of 85 marks
Murray: 92 out of 100 marks
Rank the students in decreasing order of test percentage.
Murray, Maeheala, Francesca, Wasim
Shipshape stores are having a sale and reducing all items by 20% . Gerry purchases the following items, which still have their original price tags: jeans $75, long-sleeved shirt $94, T-shirt $38 and shoes $125 . What is Gerry’s total bill at the sale?
$265.60
Other countries around the world also have a GST. In Canada the GST is 5% , in New Zealand it is 15% and in Singapore it is 7%.
Explain how you could find the pre-GST price on items sold in each of these countries.
Use the Unitary Method (find 1%)
Which of the following stores is offering a larger percentage discount?
Store A: Jeans originally selling for $60 , now on sale for $51
Store B: Jeans originally selling for $84 , now on sale for $73.50
Store A at 15%
If 22% of an amount is $8540 , which of the following would give the value of 1% of the amount?
A $8540 × 100
B $8540 ÷ 100
C $8540 × 22
D $8540 ÷ 22
D $8540 ÷ 22
Which English Premier League team does soccer player Scott Mctominay play for?
Manchester United
Eric scored 66% on his most recent Mathematics test. He has studied hard and is determined to improve his score on the next topic test, which will be out of 32 marks. What is the least number of marks Eric can score to improve on his previous test score?
22
Patrick wishes to purchase a trail bike and has visited three different stores. For the same model he has received a different deal at each store. Pete’s Trail Bikes has the bike priced at $2400 and will not offer any discount. Eastern Bikers has the bike priced at $2900 but will offer a 20% discount. City Trail Bikes has the bike priced at $2750 and will offer a 15% discount.
What is the cheapest price for which Patrick can purchase his trail bike and which store is offering the best deal?
Eastern Bikes is the Cheapest at $2320
Calculate the Pre GST price of an item which sold for $8800
$8000
The circulation of a student newspaper at Burrough High School was 60 copies in Term 1, 120 copies in Term 2, 200 copies in Term 3 and 360 copies in Term 4.
In which term was there the greatest percentage growth in circulation?
Term 3 at 80%
If y% of an amount of money is $8 , how much is the full amount of money?
8/y xx100
Which singer sang the number 1 hit single 'Single Ladies'? and points for doing part of the dance in front of the class.
Beyonce