Test 2. Percentage of a number

 1. A music store is having a sale, with 25% off all prices. A guitar normally costs £360. What will is cost in the sale?  

 а)  £285;      b)  £260;     

 c)  £290;      d)  £270.

 2. After one year, a car loses 20% of the value. If the car cost £7000 when it was bought, how much will it cost after one year?

 а)  £5600;      b)  £5900;     

 c)  £5550;      d)  £5400.

 3. A shop increases all its prices by 5%. If the price of a computer was £840, what is the new price?

 а)  £886;      b)  £882;    

 c)  £878;      d)  £880.

 4. A 750 g Cornflake packet has 10% extra free. How much does it weigh now?

 а)  830 g;      b)  815 g;     

 c)  825 g;      d)  820 g.

 5. A restaurant adds a 10% service charge to its bills. If a meat costs £50, how much will it cost with the service added?  

 а)  £55;      b)  £58;     

 c)  £45;      d)  £52.

 6. The price of a house was £160 000. During one year, the price increases by 3%. What is the new price of the house?

 а)  £165,600;     

 b)  £163,800;     

 c)  £164,400;     

 d)  £164,800.

 7. Hilary weighs 70 kg. She goes on a diet and loses 10% of her weight. How much does she how weigh?

 а)  77 kg;      b)  61 kg;     

 c)  63 kg;      d)  68 kg.

 8. Rosie earns £22000 each year. She gets a pay rise of 4%. How much does she now earn each year?

 а)  £22,860;      b)  £22,880;     

 c)  £21,880;      d)  £22,980.

 9. Increase £400 by 17.5% (hint: find 10% then 5% then 2.5% and add them all together).

 а)  £465;      b)  £490;     

 c)  £470;      d)  £472.

10. A discount of 30% 0n the marked price of toy reduces its selling price by rs. 30. What is the new selling price?

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 а).  70;      b)  21;     

 c)  130;      d)  100.

11. A restaurant gives a 10% discount for take-away meals (‘discount’ means money is ‘knocked off’). A meal costs £47.50. How much will the meal cost with the discount?

 а)  £42.25;      b)  £42.75;     

 c)  £43.75;      d)  £42.55.

12. A railcard gives a 20% discount. How much would a £9.65 train journey cost if the railcard was used?

 а)  £7.70;      b)  £7.76;     

 c)  £7.82;      d)  £7.72.