% of Amounts
% Increase/Decrease
Simple Interest
Direct Proportion
Mr Knox
100

What is the decimal multiplier that will help you find 65% of an amount?

0.65

100

What is the decimal multiplier that will help you find a 20% increase of an amount?

1.2

100

If I invest £400 for 2 years at 5% per annum.

Work out the total interest earned.

£40

100

3 sweets weigh 12g.

Work out the weight of 5 sweets

20g

100

What is the name of the animal taking a picture with Mr Knox in Australia?

A Rock Wallaby

200

What is 15% of 80?

12

200

What is the decimal multiplier that will help you find a 20% decrease of an amount

0.8

200

If I invest £700 for 3 years at 2% per annum.

Work out the total interest earned.

£42

200

The exchange rate of pounds into Euros is

£1 = €1.17

Using this rate, change £430 to Euros

€503.10

200

True or False

Mr Knox squared up to a kangaroo in Australia

True! Here's proof:

300

What is 31% of 280?

86.8

300

Increase 70 by 40%

98

300

If I invest £1500 for 4 years at 2.5% per annum.

Work out the total amount of money in the account at the end of 4 years.

£1650

300

The exchange rate of pounds into Euros is

£1 = €1.17

Using this rate, change €379.08 to pounds

£324

300

What is the name of this animal that Mr Knox swam with in Bali?

A Manta Ray

400

What is 109% of 30

32.7

400

Decrease 64 by 75%

16

400

If I invest £6700 at 5% per annum and earn £1005 in interest.

How long was the money invested for?

3 years

400

In the table below, y is directly proportional to x.

Find the missing value in the table.

12
400

Can you identify the city this picture was taken in?

Triple points if you can even identify the name of the beach!

Sydney (Bondi Beach)

500

What is 2% of 60?

1.2

500

Increase 90 by 7.5%

96.75

500

If I invest £800 for 20 years and earned £320 interest.

Work out the interest rate.

2%

500

In a spring, the tension (T newtons) is directly proportional to the extension of the spring (y cm).

When the tension is 180 newtons, the extension is 4cm.

Work out the tension when the extension is 3cm

135 newtons

500

What is the name of this animal that Mr Knox saw on K'gari (an island near Australia)

A Dingo

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