Test 3. Percentage change

 1. ‘Dobbs Autos’ has to reduce its workforce from 120 people to 93 people. What is the percentage decrease?

 а)  22.8%;      b)  21.2%;     

 c)  22,5%;      d)  18.5%.

 2. Kevin bought a car for £7350 and sold it quickly for £8100. Calculate the percentage profit.

 а)  10.2%;      b)  10%;     

 c)  12.4%;      d)  9.8%.

 3. Carla buys a house for £221,000. She sells it 3 years later for £247,520. What percentage profit does Carla make?

 а)  10%;      b)  8%;     

 c)  14%;      d)  12%.

 4. Simon buys 300 cans of drink at 30p for each can. The cans are sold at a school disco for 36p a can. What is the percentage profit if all the cans are sold?

 а)  21%;      b)  20%;     

 c)  12%;      d)  22%.

 5. The cost of a fist-class stamp is increased from 28p to 29p. What is the percentage increase?

 а)  4%;      b)  1%;     

 c)  6%;      d)  2%.

 6. Arnie the grocer bought 100 cabbages at 30p each. He sold 80 of the cabbages at 65p each. The other 20 cabbages went rotten and had to be thrown away. Find the percentage profit Arnie made on the 100 cabbages.

 а)  77%;      b)  72%;     

 c)  68%;      d)  73%.

 7. A bike is bought for £310 and sold one year later for £250. What was the percentage loss? (Give your answer to the nearest whole number)

 а)  17%;      b)  12%;     

 c)  19%;      d)  21%.

 8. A necklace is bought for £60 and sold for £75. What is the percentage profit?

 а)  22%;      b)  25%;     

 c)  19%;      d)  24%.

 9. Callum earns £260 each week. His wage is increased to £275.60 each week. What is the percentage increase?

 а)  2%;      b)  1%;     

 c)  9%;      d)  6%.

10. A fairground drops its standard price of £2.50 a ride to £2 a ride. What is the percentage decrease?

 а)  20%;      b)  22%;     

 c)  18%;      d)  21%.

11. Mr. Seymour wants to by a car for £12000. He pays a deposit of £1000. What is the deposit as a percentage of the total cost of the car? (You may use a calculator). Give your answer to the nearest whole number)

 а)  12%;      b)  8%;     

 c)  14%;      d)  5%.

12. Ned scored 9 out of 25 in his English test. Faye scored 8 out of 29 in her English test. Who got the higher percentage and by how much was it higher? (You may use a calculator)

 а)  Ned by 6%;     

 b)  Faye by 6%;     

 c)  Faye by 8%;     

 d)  Ned by 8%.