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11 Percentages

F Exercise 11.1  Using mental methods

1 a $468 b $702 c $117 d $23.40
2 a For example: Find 25% (a quarter) and 10% (divide by 10) and add them.
b i 15.4 kg ii 98 m iii $30.80
3 a 219.3 b 2646 c 57.6 d 320
4 a 204.12 kg b $136.08 c 816.48 m d 40.824 litres
5
Amount 164 328 82 16.4 32.8
65% of the amount 106.6 213.2 53.3 10.66 21.32

6 a C, 69% of 272
b The rest are all equal. This one should be 69% of 282 to be the same as the others.
7 a 1024 b 1536 c 2112 d 3712
8 D C A B

F Exercise 11.2  Comparing different quantities

1 No. 76% for English and 82% for science.
2 9% of the young people and 27% of the older people wear glasses. The percentage of the older people is greater.
3 a Rovers 45%, United 62% b United, because the percentage is higher.
4 a 56% (or 55.6%) b 44% (or 44.1%)
5 a i 36% ii 64%
b 68% were boys and 32% were girls.
c Yes. 23/75 = 31%.
d Yes. 62% of the girls chose tennis but only 31% of the boys.

F Exercise 11.3  Percentage changes

1 Carpet 14% (or 13.8%), table 22% (21.7%), chair 42% (41.7%)
2 7% (6.5%)
3 3% (3.125%)
4 a 6.6% increase b 10.4% decrease c 7.2% decrease
5 a 10% b 9.1% c 8.3% d 7.1%
6 a 130% (129.7%) b About 67.5 million
7 a 12.5% b 11.1% c 75 km/h (74.9)
8 a A: 50%, B: 33.3%, C: 25% b A is the best.

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F Exercise 11.4  Practical examples

1 Radio 30% profit; Television 11.1% profit; Computer 11.5% loss; Jewellery 25.5% profit.
2 $225
3 a $53 300 b $270 c 4%
4 12.4% profit
5 Hockey stick $81.75; football boots $100.28; track suit $140.61.
6 $1287.50
7 18%
8 a $0 b $1350 c $5250

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