Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Percentages Higher

Percentages - higher

Test Bite

You scored 5 out of 5
1. A washing machine sells for £240, after a discount of 20% on its original price. Find the original price. 
You said: £300
2. The price of a bicycle increases by 10% to £198. Find the price before the increase. 
You said: £180
3. A packet of washing powder is advertised as having '20% extra powder'. If it contains 1.32kg. What would the original pack contain? 
You said: 1.1kg

4. A shop sells 300 radios in a year. If this is a 50% increase on sales the previous year, how many radios were sold the year before? 
You said: 200
5. A new car falls in value by 25% in a year. After a year, it's worth £ 9 600. Find the price of the car when it was new. 
You said: £12 800

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