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New Century Mathematics (Second Edition)
S1 Question Bank
1A Chapter 5 Percentages (I)
Multiple-choice Questions
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[10138838]
There are 125 cans of tea in a shop. 20 of them are green tea. Find the percentage of green tea.
A. 16%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 84%
Solution:
The answer is A.
The required percentage
=
= 16%
[10138872]
In a box of 120 cards, 60% of them are black. Find the number of black cards in the box.
A. 48
B. 50
C. 60
D. 72
Solution:
The answer is D.
Number of black cards in the box
= 120  60%
= 120 
= 72
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[10138903]
Among the 125 guests at a party, 64% are male. Find the number of female guests.
A. 36
B. 45
C. 64
D. 80
Solution:
The answer is B.
Number of male guests = 125  64%
= 125 
= 80
Number of female guests = 125  80
= 45
Alternative
Percentage of female guests = 100%  64%
= 36%
Number of female guests = 125  36%
= 125 
= 45
[10138941]
In a box of pens, 30% of them are blue, 45% are red and the rest are black. If there are 360 red
pens, find the total number of pens in the box.
A. 162
B. 800
C. 1 200
D. 1 440
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let n be the total number of pens in the box.
n  45% = 360
n  0.45 = 360
n = 360  0.45
= 800
∴ The total number of pens in the box is 800.

[10138985]
There are 70 male members and 105 female members in a youth centre. What percentage of the
members in the youth centre are male?
A.
B. 40%
C. 60%
D.
Solution:
The answer is B.
Total number of members = 70 + 105
= 175
The required percentage =
= 40%
[10139006]
In a box of 120 apples, 48 of them are red apples and the rest are green apples. What percentage of
the number of red apples is that of green apples?
A. 60%
B.
C. 72%
D. 150%
Solution:
The answer is D.
Number of green apples = 120 − 48
= 72
= 150%

[10139031]
In a group of 50 children, 60% of them are girls and 18 girls have long hair. What percentage of
the girls have long hair?
A. 36%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 90%
Solution:
The answer is C.
Number of girls having long hair = 50  60%
= 50 
= 30
= 60%
[10139034]
There are eight coins in Betty’s wallet. One of them is a $1 coin, four of them are $2 coins and the
rest are $5 coins. Find the percentage of $5 coins in Betty’s wallet.
A. 12.5%
B. 37.5%
C. 50%
D. 62.5%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Number of $5 coins in Betty’s wallet
=814
=3
=  100%
= 37.5%

[10139096]
There are 15 boys in a class of 40 students. If 80% of the boys and 28% of the girls wear glasses,
find the total number of students who wear glasses.
A. 7
B. 12
C. 19
D. 25
Solution:
The answer is C.
Number of boys who wear glasses
= 15  80%
= 15 
= 12
Number of girls in the class
= 40  15
= 25
Number of girls who wear glasses
= 25  28%
= 25 
=7
Total number of students who wear glasses
= 12 + 7
= 19
[10139107]
On a farm, the number of pigs is 92% of that of chickens. If there are 1 200 chickens and pigs
altogether, find the number of pigs.
A. 96
B. 575
C. 625
D. 1 104
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let n be the number of chickens.
Then the number of pigs is n  92%.

n  92% + n = 1 200
n  0.92 + n = 1 200
1.92n = 1 200
n = 1 200  1.92
= 625
∴ Number of pigs = 1 200 − 625
= 575
[10139159]
The table below shows the favourite ball games of a group of students.
Basketball Volleyball
Number of boys 60 36
Number of girls 18 n
If 40% of the students are girls, find the value of n.
A. 12
B. 24
C. 46
D. 126
Solution:
The answer is C.
Total number of students = 60 + 36 + 18 + n = 114 + n
Total number of girls = 18 + n
(114 + n)  40% = 18 + n
(114 + n)  0.4 = 18 + n
45.6 + 0.4n = 18 + n
0.6n = 27.6
n = 27.6  0.6
= 46
[10139269]
In a group of teenagers, 35% of them are boys. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls like
swimming, find the percentage of the teenagers who like swimming.
A. 21%
B. 26%
C. 47%
D. 53%

Solution:
The answer is C.
Let n be the total number of teenagers in the group.
Number of boys in the group = n  35%
= 0.35n
Number of girls in the group = n − 0.35n
= 0.65n
Number of boys who like swimming = 0.35n  60%
= 0.35n 
= 0.21n
Number of girls who like swimming = 0.65n  40%
= 0.65n 
= 0.26n
=
=
= 47%
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[10139275]
The entrance fee of a theme park is increased from $200 to $240. Find the percentage increase in
the entrance fee.
A. 16 %
B. 20%
C. 83 %
D. 120%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Percentage increase =
=
= 20%

[10139339]
Ricky’s weight decreases from 80 kg to 60 kg. Find the percentage decrease in his weight.
A. 25%
B. 33 %
C. 75%
D. 133 %
Solution:
The answer is A.
Percentage decrease =
=
= 25%
[10139345]
The stock prices of both companies A and B were $50 at 2 p.m. At 3 p.m., the stock price of
company A decreased by 25% while the stock price of company B increased by 40%. Find the
stock prices of companies A and B at 3 p.m.
Company A Company B
A. $37.5 $70
B. $37.5 $80
C. $40 $70
D. $40 $80
Solution:
The answer is A.
Stock price of company A at 3 p.m.
= $50  (1  25%)
= $50  0.75
= $37.5
Stock price of company B at 3 p.m.
= $50  (1 + 40%)
= $50  1.4
= $70

[10139382]
Jeff is 15% heavier than Susan. Let w kg be the weight of Jeff. Which of the following expressions
gives Susan’s weight?
A. (w  15%) kg
B. w  (1 − 15%) kg
C. w  (1 + 15%) kg
D. w  (1 + 15%) kg
Solution:
The answer is D.
Let s kg be the weight of Susan.
s  (1 + 15%) = w
s = w  (1 + 15%)
∴ The expression in D gives Susan’s weight.
[10139392]
If the price of a chair is 150% higher than the price of a lamp, then the price of the lamp is
A. 33 % lower than the price of the chair.
B. 40% lower than the price of the chair.
C. 50% lower than the price of the chair.
D. 60% lower than the price of the chair.
Solution:
The answer is D.
Let $p be the price of the lamp.
Price of the chair
= $p  (1 + 150%)
= $p  (1 + 1.5)
= $2.5p
The price of the lamp is lower than the price of the chair by $(2.5p  p) = $1.5p.
=
= 60%
∴ The price of the lamp is 60% lower than the price of the chair.

[10139426]
The number of members in a fans club has increased by 20% as compared to last year. If there are
1 440 members this year, find the number of members last year.
A. 1 152
B. 1 200
C. 1 728
D. 1 800
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let n be the number of members last year.
n  (1 + 20%) = 1 440
1.2n = 1 440
n = 1 440  1.2
= 1 200
∴ The number of members last year was 1 200.
[10139477]
The price of a car is decreased by 25% to $123 000. Find the original price of the car.
A. $92 250
B. $153 750
C. $164 000
D. $492 000
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $p be the original price of the car.
p  (1  25%) = 123 000
p  0.75 = 123 000
p = 123 000  0.75
= 164 000
∴ The original price of the car is $164 000.

[10139504]
The number of students in a kindergarten changes from 78 to 65. Find the percentage change in the
number of students.
A.
B. −20%
C.
D. +20%
Solution:
The answer is A.
Percentage change =
[10139558]
The income of a company was $240 000 last month. If the income changes by +120% this month
as compared to last month, find the income of the company this month.
A. $48 000
B. $192 000
C. $288 000
D. $528 000
Solution:
The answer is D.
Income of the company this month = $240 000  [1 + (+120%)]
= $240 000  [1 + 1.2]
= $240 000  2.2
= $528 000
[10139578]
The percentage change in the price of a clock is 15%. The price becomes $340 after the change.
Find the original price.
A. $289
B. $357
C. $391
D. $400

Solution:
The answer is D.
Let $p be the original price of the clock.
p  [1 + (15%)] = 340
p  [1 − 15%] = 340
p  0.85 = 340
p = 340  0.85
= 400
∴ The original price of the clock is $400.
[10139623]
The height of Emily is 135 cm. Fanny is 20% taller than Emily, while Jane is 20% shorter than
Fanny. Which of the following is/are true?
I. Fanny is the tallest.
II. Emily is as tall as Jane.
III. All of them are at least 130 cm tall.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
Solution:
The answer is A.
Fanny’s height = 135  (1 + 20%) cm
= 135  1.2 cm
= 162 cm
Jane’s height = 162  (1 − 20%) cm
= 162  0.8 cm
= 129.6 cm
I: ∵ 162 cm > 135 cm > 129.6 cm
∴ Fanny’s height > Emily’s height > Jane’s height
i.e. Fanny is the tallest.
∴ I is true.
II: ∵ 135 cm  129.6 cm
∴ Emily is not as tall as Jane.
∴ II is not true.
III: ∵ 129.6 cm < 130 cm
i.e. Jane’s height is less than 130 cm.
∴ III is not true.
∴ Only I is true.
[10139639]
The number of seats in cafe A is 60% less than that in cafe B, but 150% more than that in cafe C. If
the number of seats in cafe A is 30, find the numbers of seats in cafe B and cafe C.
Cafe B Cafe C
A. 50 12
B. 75 12
C. 50 20
D. 75 20
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let y be the number of seats in cafe B.
y  (1  60%) = 30
y  0.4 = 30
y = 30  0.4
= 75
∴ The number of seats in cafe B is 75.
Let w be the number of seats in cafe C.
w  (1 + 150%) = 30
w  2.5 = 30
w = 30  2.5
= 12
∴ The number of seats in cafe C is 12.
[10139654]
The price of a dictionary increases by 30% to $416. Find the increase in price.
A. $30
B. $96
C. $124.8
D. $291.2
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $p be the original price of the dictionary.
p  (1 + 30%) = 416
p  1.3 = 416
p = 416  1.3
= 320
∴ The original price of the dictionary is $320.

Increase in price = $(416 − 320)
= $96
[10139663]
600 oranges and 400 apples were sold in a shop yesterday. Today, the number of oranges sold
decreases by 10% while the number of apples sold increases by 15%. Find the percentage change
in the total number of oranges and apples sold.
A. 10%
B. 0%
C. +5%
D. +15%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Total number of apples and oranges sold yesterday = 600 + 400
= 1 000
Total number of apples and oranges sold today = 600  (1  10%) + 400  (1 + 15%)
= 600  0.9 + 400  1.15
= 1 000
Percentage change =
=
= 0%
[10139670]
Originally, of all the 400 members of a fitness centre are male. If the number of male members
decreases by 20% while the total number of members increases by 20%, find the percentage
change in the number of female members.
A. 0%
B. +8%
C. +40%
D. +80%
Solution:
The answer is D.
Original number of male members = 400 
= 240

Original number of female members = 400  240
= 160
New total number of members = 400  (1 + 20%)
= 400  1.2
= 480
New number of male members = 240  (1  20%)
= 240  0.8
= 192
New number of female members = 480 − 192
= 288
∴ Percentage change =
=
= +80%
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[10139720]
Johnny buys a pair of sports shoes for $1 300 and sells it at a profit of 27%. Find the profit.
A. $351
B. $949
C. $1 023
D. $1 651
Solution:
The answer is A.
Profit = $1 300  27%
= $1 300  0.27
= $351
[10139756]
Paul bought an air conditioner for $4 400. 5 years later, he sold it for $550. Find the loss per cent.
A. 2.5%
B. 12.5%
C. 17.5%
D. 87.5%
Solution:
The answer is D.
Loss = $(4 400 − 550)
= $3 850

Loss % =
= 87.5%
[10139838]
Jessica has two bracelets. She sells the first bracelet at a profit of 10% and the second bracelet at a
loss of 25%. She makes neither a profit nor a loss after selling the two bracelets. If the cost price of
the first bracelet is $10 000, find the cost price of the second bracelet.
A. $2 500
B. $4 000
C. $8 250
D. $9 000
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $p be the cost price of the second bracelet.
∵ Loss made by selling the second bracelet = profit made by selling the first bracelet
∴ p  25% = 10 000  10%
p  0.25 = 1 000
p = 1 000  0.25
= 4 000
∴ The cost price of the second bracelet is $4 000.
[10139909]
A electric drill is sold for $702. If the profit per cent is 35%, find the profit.
A. $182
B. $245.7
C. $456.3
D. $520
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $p be the cost price of the electric drill.
p  (1 + 35%) = 702
p  1.35 = 702
p = 702  1.35
= 520
∴ The cost price of the electric drill is $520.
Profit = $(702 − 520)
= $182

[10139922]
The selling price of a teapot is $300. If the profit is $60 less than the cost price, find the profit per
cent.
A. 25%
B. 50%
C.
D. 150%
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $p be the cost price of the teapot.
Profit = $(p − 60)
∴ p + (p − 60) = 300
2p − 60 = 300
2p = 300 + 60
2p = 360
p = 360  2
= 180
∴ The cost price of the teapot is $180.
Profit = $(180 − 60)
= $120
Profit % =
[10139961]
Thomas buys a car for $600 000 and sells the car at a loss of 20% to Venus. Venus then sells the
car at a loss of 20% to William. How much does Venus lose?
A. $96 000
B. $120 000
C. $216 000
D. $384 000
Solution:
The answer is A.
Amount paid by Venus = $600 000  (1 − 20%)
= $600 000  0.8
= $480 000

Loss made by Venus = $480 000  20%
= $480 000  0.2
= $96 000
[10139974]
Keith buys a watch for $2 600 and sells it to Dickson at a profit of 30%. If Dickson sells the watch
at a profit of $845, find the profit per cent made by Dickson.
A. 15%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 42.25%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Amount paid by Dickson = $2 600  (1 + 30%)
= $2 600  1.3
= $3 380
Profit % =
= 25%
[10140008]
A furniture store can make a profit of 25% by selling a chair for $1 000. If the store sells the chair
for $400, it will make
A. a profit of 10%.
B. a loss of 50%.
C. a loss of 60%.
D. a loss of 100%.
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $p be the cost price of the chair.
p  (1 + 25%) = 1 000
p  1.25 = 1 000
p = 1 000  1.25
= 800
∴ The cost price of the chair is $800.
∵ $400 < $800
i.e. Selling price < cost price
∴ The store will make a loss.

Loss = $(800 − 400)
= $400
Loss % =
= 50%
[10140010]
Lily sells two dresses for $210 each. She gains 40% on one and loses 40% on the other. After these
two transactions, Lily
A. loses $60.
B. loses $80.
C. gains $80.
D. has no gain and no loss.
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $x be the cost price of the dress which is sold at a profit.
x  (1 + 40%) = 210
x  1.4 = 210
x = 210  1.4
= 150
∴ The cost price of the dress which is sold at a profit is $150.
Let $y be the cost price of the dress which is sold at a loss.
y  (1  40%) = 210
y  0.6 = 210
y = 210  0.6
= 350
∴ The cost price of the dress which is sold at a loss is $350.
Total cost price = $(150 + 350)
= $500
Total selling price = $210  2
= $420
∵ $420 < $500
i.e. Total selling price < total cost price
∴ Lily makes a loss.
Loss = $(500  420)
= $80
∴ Lily loses $80.

[10140057]
David sells two watches P and Q for $800 each. He neither gains nor loses from the two
transactions on the whole. If the profit per cent of watch P is 25%, what is the loss per cent made
by selling watch Q?
A.
B. 20%
C. 25%
D.
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $p be the cost price of watch P.
p  (1 + 25%) = 800
p  1.25 = 800
p = 800  1.25
= 640
∴ The cost price of watch P is $640.
Let $q be the cost price of watch Q.
∵ David neither gains nor loses.
∴ Total cost price = total selling price
i.e. 640 + q = 800 + 800
q = 960
∴ The cost price of watch Q is $960.
For watch Q,
loss = $(960 − 800)
= $160
loss % =
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[10140120]
A vase marked at $1 200 is sold at a discount of 13%. Find the selling price.
A. $156
B. $1 044
C. $1 187
D. $1 356

Solution:
The answer is B.
Selling price = $1 200  (1  13%)
= $1 200  0.87
= $1 044
[10140144]
A football is sold at a discount of 40% for $66. Find the marked price of the football.
A. $26.4
B. $39.6
C. $110
D. $165
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $p be the marked price of the football.
p  (1  40%) = 66
p  0.6 = 66
p = 66  0.6
= 110
∴ The marked price of the football is $110.
[10140174]
In a shop, the prices of different items in a sale are shown below.
Item Marked price Selling price
P $6 $3
Q $16 $13
R $25 $20
S $48 $32
Which of the following items is sold at the lowest discount per cent?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
Solution:
The answer is B.
For P, discount = $(6 − 3)
= $3

discount % =
= 50%
For Q, discount = $(16 − 13)
= $3
discount % =
= 18.75%
For R, discount = $(25 − 20)
= $5
discount % =
= 20%
For S, discount = $(48 − 32)
= $16
discount % =
=
∴ Item Q is sold at the lowest discount per cent.
[10140201]
In a supermarket, customers who buy 3 cans of soft drink at one time can buy one more can at half
of the marked price. If Mabel buys 4 cans of soft drink at one time, find the discount per cent.
A. 12.5%
B. 14.3%
C. 16.7%
D. 50%
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $x be the marked price of each can of soft drink.
Discount =
Discount % =
=
= 12.5%

[10140240]
The marked price of a book is $250. It is sold at a discount of 20%. Fanny buys the book and pays
with a cash coupon. If she enjoys an overall discount of 36%, find the value of the coupon.
A. $40
B. $80
C. $90
D. $140
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $v be the value of the coupon.
v + 250  20% = 250  36%
v + 250  0.2 = 250  0.36
v + 50 = 90
v = 90 − 50
= 40
∴ The value of the coupon is $40.
[10140358]
Mr Wong buys a table lamp at a 30% discount and saves $273. Find the selling price of the table
lamp.
A. $390
B. $483
C. $637
D. $910
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $p be the marked price of the table lamp.
p  30% = 273
p  0.3 = 273
p = 273  0.3
= 910
∴ The marked price of the table lamp is $910.
Selling price of the table lamp = $(910 − 273)
= $637

[10140420]
The marked price of a comb is $45, which is 25% higher than the selling price. Find the discount
per cent.
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 36%
D. 75%
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $p be the selling price of the comb.
p  (1 + 25%) = 45
p  1.25 = 45
p = 45  1.25
= 36
∴ The selling price of the comb is $36.
Discount = $(45 − 36)
= $9
Discount % =
= 20%
[10140458]
Two scarfs P and Q are sold for $600 each. Scarf P is sold at a 20% discount and scarf Q is sold at
a 40% discount. Find the overall discount per cent.
A. 30%
B.
C. 60%
D.
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $p be the marked price of scarf P.
p  (1 − 20%) = 600
p  0.8 = 600
p = 600  0.8
= 750
∴ The marked price of scarf P is $750.

Let $q be the marked price of scarf Q.
q  (1 − 40%) = 600
q  0.6 = 600
q = 600  0.6
= 1 000
∴ The marked price of scarf Q is $1 000.
Total marked price = $(750 + 1 000)
= $1 750
= $1 200
Overall discount = $(1 750 − 1 200)
= $550
Overall discount % =
[10140460]
A bicycle marked at $900 is sold at a discount of 20%. If the cost price of the bicycle is $750, find
the profit or loss per cent.
A. profit %: 4%
B. loss %: 4%
C. profit %: 24%
D. loss %: 24%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Selling price of the bicycle = $900  (1 − 20%)
= $900  0.8
= $720
∵ $720 < $750
i.e. Selling price < cost price
∴ There is a loss.
Loss = $(750 − 720)
= $30
Loss % =
= 4%

[10140513]
The cost price of a machine is $2 250. Its marked price is 60% higher than its cost price. If the
machine is sold at a profit of 28%, find the discount per cent.
A. 4.8%
B. 20%
C. 62.5%
D. 88%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Marked price of the machine = $2 250  (1 + 60%)
= $2 250  1.6
= $3 600
Selling price of the machine = $2 250  (1 + 28%)
= $2 250  1.28
= $2 880
Discount = $(3 600 − 2 880)
= $720
Discount % =
= 20%
[10140615]
The marked price of a music box is $72. If it is sold at the marked price, the profit per cent is 20%.
If the music box is sold at a profit of $1.2, find the discount per cent.
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 36%
D. 85%
Solution:
The answer is A.
Let $p be the cost price of the music box.
p  (1 + 20%) = 72
p  1.2 = 72
p = 72  1.2
= 60
∴ The cost price of the music box is $60.

Selling price = $(60 + 1.2)
= $61.2
Discount = $(72 − 61.2)
= $10.8
Discount % =
= 15%
[10140685]
The cost price of a guitar is $480 and it is sold at a discount of 40%. If a loss of 25% is made, find
the marked price.
A. $360
B. $600
C. $768
D. $1 200
Solution:
The answer is B.
Selling price = $480  (1 − 25%)
= $480  0.75
= $360
Let $p be the marked price of the guitar.
p  (1 − 40%) = 360
p  0.6 = 360
p = 360  0.6
= 600
∴ The marked price is $600.
[10140687]
The cost price and the marked price of a jacket are $400 and $1 000 respectively. If the jacket is
sold at a profit twice as much as the discount, find the profit per cent and the discount per cent.
A. profit %: 40%, discount %: 20%
B. profit %: 50%, discount %: 40%
C. profit %: 100%, discount %: 20%
D. profit %: 100%, discount %: 50%

Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $x be the discount.
Then, profit = $2x
400 + 2x = 1 000 − x
2x + x = 1 000 − 400
3x = 600
x = 600  3
= 200
∴ The discount is $200.
Profit = $200  2 = $400
Profit % = = 100%
Discount % = = 20%
[10140727]
In each of the following, an item marked at different prices is sold at a different discount per cent.
Which one makes a loss?
Marked price Discount %
A. 60% higher than the cost price 30%
B. 80% higher than the cost price 40%
C. 100% higher than the cost price 50%
D. 120% higher than the cost price 60%
Solution:
The answer is D.
Let $x be the cost price of an item.
For D,
Marked price
= $x  (1 + 120%)
= $x  (1 + 1.2)
= $2.2x
Selling price
= $2.2x  (1 − 60%)
= $2.2x  0.4
= $0.88x
∵ Cost price = $x > $0.88x
i.e. Cost price > selling price
∴ A loss will be made.

[10140867]
Among 160 students, 104 of them go to school on foot. What percentage of the students go to
school on foot?
A. 35%
B. 53%
C. 56%
D. 65%
Solution:
The answer is D.
= 65%
[10140880]
There are 2 500 visitors in a theme park. Among them, 1 875 visitors are adults, 200 visitors are
the elderly, and the rest are children. What percentage of the visitors are children?
A. 8%
B. 17%
C. 83%
D. 92%
Solution:
The answer is B.
Number of children
= 2 500  1 875  200
= 425
= 17%

[10140925]
The monthly salary of Winnie is $12 000. She spends 32% of the monthly salary to buy a mobile
phone. What is the price of the mobile phone?
A. $816
B. $3 200
C. $3 840
D. $8 160
Solution:
The answer is C.
Price
= $12 000  32%
= $12 000 
= $3 840
[10140980]
Among all the items sold in a shop, 18% of them are leather belts. If there are 90 leather belts in
the shop, how many items are there in the shop?
A. 16
B. 74
C. 90
D. 500
Solution:
The answer is D.
Let N be the total number of items in the shop.
N  18% = 90
N  0.18 = 90
N = 90  0.18
= 500
∴ There are 500 items in the shop.

[10140986]
Linda’s height is 148 cm, which is 80% of her brother’s height. What is the height of her brother?
A. 81.4 cm
B. 118.4 cm
C. 185 cm
D. 266.4 cm
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let h cm be the height of her brother.
h  80% = 148
h  0.8 = 148
h = 148  0.8
= 185
∴ The height of her brother is 185 cm.
[10140991]
The capacity of a glass is 500 mL. If 48% of the glass is filled with milk, how many mL of milk is
required to fill up the glass?
A. 120 mL
B. 240 mL
C. 260 mL
D. 480 mL
Solution:
The answer is C.
Volume of milk in the glass = 500  48% mL
= 500  mL
= 240 mL
Volume of milk required = (500 − 240) mL
= 260 mL
[10141001]
Mandy has $200 and she spends 38% of her money to buy a book. How much money is left?
A. $38
B. $76
C. $124
D. $162

Solution:
The answer is C.
Price of the book = $200  38%
= $200 
= $76
Amount of money left = $(200 − 76)
= $124
[10141103]
Among the schools which join the Mathematics Olympic Competition this year, 65% of them are
the first time to join the competition. If the number of schools which are not the first time to join
the competition is 133, find the total number of schools which join the competition this year.
A. 380
B. 295
C. 204
D. 86
Solution:
The answer is A.
Percentage of schools which are not the first time to join the competition
= 100% − 65%
= 35%
Let n be the total number of schools which join the competition this year.
n  35% = 133
n  0.35 = 133
n = 133  0.35
= 380
∴ The total number of schools which join the competition this year is 380.
[10141111]
A bakery sold 320 tarts yesterday. If the number of tarts sold today is 576, find the percentage
increase in the number of tarts sold.
A. 20%
B. %
C. 80%
D. 256%

Solution:
The answer is C.
Percentage increase =
=
= 80%
[10141166]
Henry’s monthly salary was $36 000 last year. His monthly salary is reduced to $34 920 this year.
Find the percentage decrease in his monthly salary.
A. 3%
B. 10.8%
C. 97%
D. 1 080%
Solution:
The answer is A.
=
= 3%
[10141178]
Kevin’s expenditure was $15 000 last month and his expenditure is only $12 000 this month. Find
the percentage decrease in his expenditure.
A. 80%
B. 75%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Solution:
The answer is D.
=
= 20%

[10141198]
The monthly rent of a flat was $24 000 last year. The rent increases by 3.5% this year. What is the
monthly rent this year?
A. $32 400
B. $24 840
C. $23 160
D. $15 600
Solution:
The answer is B.
Monthly rent this year = $24 000  (1 + 3.5%)
= $24 000  1.035
= $24 840
[10141206]
There are 150 students who passed the mathematics examination in the first term. The number of
students who passed the mathematics examination in the second term is decreased by 12%. Find
the number of students who passed the mathematics examination in the second term.
A. 18
B. 132
C. 136
D. 138
Solution:
The answer is B.
Number of students who passed the mathematics examination in the second term
= 150  (1 − 12%)
= 150  0.88
= 132
[10141268]
A car dealer bought a car for $15 000 and then sold it at a profit of 15%. What was the profit?
A. $2 250
B. $5 000
C. $10 000
D. $12 750

Solution:
The answer is A.
Profit = $15 000  15%
= $15 000  0.15
= $2 250
[10141294]
Frank bought a pair of sneakers for $1 200 and sold it at a loss of 5%. What was the loss?
A. $600
B. $200
C. $120
D. $60
Solution:
The answer is D.
Loss = $1 200  5%
= $1 200  0.05
= $60
[10141298]
The cost price of a book is $50. Now the book is sold for $35, what is the loss per cent?
A. 30%
B. 35%
C. 65%
D. 70%
Solution:
The answer is A.
Loss = $(50 − 35)
= $15
Loss % =
= 30%
[10141311]
The cost price of a model bus is $300. If it is sold at a profit of 80%, what is the selling price?
A. $240
B. $375
C. $540

D. $560

Solution:
The answer is C.
Selling price = $300  (1 + 80%)
= $300  1.8
= $540
[10141337]
In a sale, a short skirt is sold at a loss of 25%. If the cost price of the skirt is $80, find its selling
price.
A. $20
B. $55
C. $60
D. $100
Solution:
The answer is C.
Selling price = $80  (1 − 25%)
= $80  0.75
= $60
[10141387]
A shop makes a profit of $10 800 for selling a piano and the profit per cent is 30%. What is the
cost price of the piano?
A. $3 240
B. $14 040
C. $24 840
D. $36 000
Solution:
The answer is D.
Let $P be the cost price of the piano.
P  30% = 10 800
P  0.3 = 10 800
P = 10 800  0.3
= 36 000
∴ The cost price of the piano is $36 000.

[10141423]
A DVD set is sold for $600, and the profit per cent is 140%. Find the cost price of this DVD set.
A. $240
B. $250
C. $428
D. $460
Solution:
The answer is B.
Let $P be the cost price of this DVD set.
P  (1 + 140%) = 600
P  (1 + 1.4) = 600
P  2.4 = 600
P = 600  2.4
= 250
∴ The cost price of this DVD set is $250.
[10141435]
In a summer sale of a department store, all swimsuits are sold at a loss of 20%. If a swimsuit is
sold for $128, find the cost price of the swimsuit.
A. $102.4
B. $153.6
C. $160
D. $640
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $P be the cost price of the swimsuit.
P  (1 − 20%) = 128
P  0.8 = 128
P = 128  0.8
= 160
∴ The cost price of the swimsuit is $160.

[10141459]
A hawker buys 40 oranges at $2 each. He finds that 30% of the oranges are rotten and he sells each
of the remaining oranges at a price 50% higher than the cost price. Which of the following is true?
A. A profit of 5% is made.
B. A profit of 50% is made.
C. A loss of 55% is made.
D. No profit or loss is made.
Solution:
The answer is A.
Total cost price = $2  40
= $80
Number of oranges for sale = 40  (1  30%)
= 40  0.7
= 28
Selling price of each orange = $2  (1 + 50%)
= $2  1.5
= $3
= $84
∵ $84 > $80
i.e. Total selling price > total cost price
∴ A profit is made.
Profit = $(84 − 80)
= $4
Profit % =
= 5%
[10141461]
A tea set marked at $500 is sold for $440 now. What is the discount per cent?
A. 88%
B. 60%
C. 12%
D. 10%

Solution:
The answer is C.
Discount = $(500 − 440)
= $60
Discount % =
= 12%
[10141527]
The marked price of a bottle of juice is $12, and it is sold at a 30% discount. What is the total
selling price of a dozen bottles of juice?
A. $7
B. $8.4
C. $84
D. $100.8
Solution:
The answer is D.
Total selling price = $12  (1 − 30%)  12
= $12  0.7  12
= $100.8
[10141546]
On the National Day, all the items in a shop are sold at a discount of 10%. Peggy buys a pair of
boots for $999, what is the marked price of the pair of boots?
A. $899.1
B. $1 098.9
C. $1 110
D. $1 221
Solution:
The answer is C.
Let $P be the marked price of the pair of boots.
P  (1 − 10%) = 999
P  0.9 = 999
P = 999  0.9
= 1 110
∴ The marked price of the pair of boots is $1 110.

[10141547]
During the removal sale of a bookstore, the stationery is sold at a discount of 20% and all the
Chinese and English books are sold at a discount of 40%. William buys a notebook marked at $50
and an English storybook marked at $120. How much should he pay in total?
A. $102
B. $112
C. $126
D. $136
Solution:
The answer is B.
Total amount paid = $[50  (1 − 20%) + 120  (1 − 40%)]
= $[50  0.8 + 120  0.6]
= $112

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