MEP Jamaica: STRAND A UNIT 2 Percentages: CSEC Revision Test

UNIT 2 Percentages CSEC Revision Test

1. Copy and complete this table.

Fraction Decimal Percentage

... 0.25 ...

3
... ...
10
... ... 50%
3
... ...
4
... 0.9 ...

(5 marks)

2. The pass mark for a test was 40 out of a total of 80. Ann scored 45% in this test.
By how many marks did she fail the test? (3 marks)

3. A survey on traffic travelling down a street was made. The results are shown in the table.

Type of Vehicle Car Truck Motorcycle Bicycle

% of Total No. of Vehicles 70% 10% 15% 5%

Using the Road

(a) If there was a total of 80 vehicles, how many cars used the road?
(b) Find the total number of motorcycles and bicycles using the road. (6 marks)

4. The sides of a rectangle are 30 cm and 20 cm. The length of each side of the rectangle is
increased by 10%.
Find
(a) the length and breadth after the increase,
(b) the percentage increase in area. (5 marks)

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5. The table below shows Amanda's shopping bill. Some numbers were removed and replaced with
letters.

Items Quantity Unit Price Total Cost

($) ($)

Stickers 12 0.49 5.88

T-shirts 3 12.50 A

CDs 2 B 33.90

Posters C 6.20 31.00

Total 108.28

1
16 % GCT (to the nearest cent) D
2

(a) Calculate the values of A, B, C and D.

(b) Amanda sold 6 of the 12 stickers which she had bought at 75 cents each, and
the remaining stickers at 40 cents each.
Show, using calculations, whether Amanda made a profit or loss on buying and
selling stickers.
(6 marks)

(TOTAL: 25 MARKS)

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Answers

1. Fraction Decimal Percentage

1
0.25 25% B1
4
3
0.3 30% B1
10
1
0.5 50% B1
2
3
0.75 75% B1
4
9
0.9 90% B1 (5 marks)
10

45
2. × 80 = 36 ; 40 − 36 = 4 M1 A1 A1 (3 marks)
100

70
3. (a) 80 × = 56 M1 A1
100
15 ⎞ ⎛ 5 ⎞
(b) ⎛ 80 × + 80 × = 12 + 4 = 16 M2 A1 A1 (6 marks)
⎝ 100 ⎠ ⎝ 100 ⎠

110
4. (a) length = 30 × = 33 cm B1
100
110
breadth = 20 × = 22 cm B1
100
⎛ 33 × 22 − 30 × 20 ⎞
(b) % increase in area = ⎜ ⎟ × 100% M2
⎝ 30 × 20 ⎠
= 21% A1 (5 marks)

5. (a) A = 37.50 , B = 16.95 C=5 B1 B1 B1

D = 17.87 B1

(b) 6 × 75 + 6 × 40 = 450 + 240 = 690 M1

Profit = 690 − 588 = 102 cents (or $1.02) A1 (6 marks)

(TOTAL MARKS 25)

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